parliamentary sovereignty essay
what is your thesis statement? - correct answer-parliament retains sole sovereignty
what is your paragraph one argument? - correct answer-sovereignty of parliament has been
reduced because of referendums and the powers of the courts
what power of the court can be seen to have eroded parliamentary sovereignty? - correct
answer-declarations of incompatibility
why can declarations of incompatibility be seen to erode parliamentary sovereignty? - correct
answer-because they almost always result in a legislation change
how many declarations of incompatibility have been made since 2000? - correct answer-29
how many declarations of incompatibility since 2000 have resulted in a legislation change? -
correct answer-20
give an example of a declaration of incompatibility that resulted in a policy change - correct
answer-2018 - civil partnerships law altered to allow heterosexual partners to enter into a
civil partnership
when was the civil partnerships law changed? - correct answer-2018
what mechanism has increasingly been used as a method of entrenchment? - correct
answer-referendums
why can referendums be seen to threaten parliamentary sovereignty? - correct
answer-parliament would never ignore the result
give an example of a referendum that was used to justify constitutional change - correct
answer-2016 EU referendum used to justify Brexit
what is your paragraph one counterargument? - correct answer-the reserve powers of
parliament prevent the powers of the courts and referendums from eroding parliamentary
sovereignty
what do reserve powers do? - correct answer-prevent parliamentary sovereignty from being
eroded
what reserve power could be used to ignore the result of a referendum? - correct answer-the
power to delay or prevent legislation
what reserve power could be used to ignore a declaration of incompatibility? - correct
answer-the power to legislate on what it wishes
what is your thesis statement? - correct answer-parliament retains sole sovereignty
what is your paragraph one argument? - correct answer-sovereignty of parliament has been
reduced because of referendums and the powers of the courts
what power of the court can be seen to have eroded parliamentary sovereignty? - correct
answer-declarations of incompatibility
why can declarations of incompatibility be seen to erode parliamentary sovereignty? - correct
answer-because they almost always result in a legislation change
how many declarations of incompatibility have been made since 2000? - correct answer-29
how many declarations of incompatibility since 2000 have resulted in a legislation change? -
correct answer-20
give an example of a declaration of incompatibility that resulted in a policy change - correct
answer-2018 - civil partnerships law altered to allow heterosexual partners to enter into a
civil partnership
when was the civil partnerships law changed? - correct answer-2018
what mechanism has increasingly been used as a method of entrenchment? - correct
answer-referendums
why can referendums be seen to threaten parliamentary sovereignty? - correct
answer-parliament would never ignore the result
give an example of a referendum that was used to justify constitutional change - correct
answer-2016 EU referendum used to justify Brexit
what is your paragraph one counterargument? - correct answer-the reserve powers of
parliament prevent the powers of the courts and referendums from eroding parliamentary
sovereignty
what do reserve powers do? - correct answer-prevent parliamentary sovereignty from being
eroded
what reserve power could be used to ignore the result of a referendum? - correct answer-the
power to delay or prevent legislation
what reserve power could be used to ignore a declaration of incompatibility? - correct
answer-the power to legislate on what it wishes
