Differentiate parliamentary supremacy from parliamentary sovereignty. Would you consider the Indian Parliament as a Sovereign Parliament? Examine.
How the answer moves
The flow snapshot — the routes in, the body, the counter-view and the routes out.
Route 1 two terms used loosely → actually different degrees of legislative power
Route 2 settle the distinction first → then test India against it
supremacy = highest authority within jurisdiction, courts may review under written constitution → sovereignty = make/unmake any law, no higher limit → British model (De Lolme) → India rejects it: Constitution supreme → confining features (written Constitution, FRs, federal division, judicial review, Basic Structure) → Art 13 voids violating laws → Art 246 + Seventh Schedule split powers → Art 368 cannot touch basic structure → Kashyap: representative parliamentary democracy, not sovereign legislature
Jennings → supremacy itself risky → can slide into unfettered executive power when government controls the House majority
Route 1 supremacy within its field, not absolute sovereignty
Route 2 sovereignty lies with the Constitution and, through “We, the People,” with the people
Model answer
Handwritten, in the form it would be written in the examination hall.
Also asked on this head
Salient Features of the Indian Constitution — 11 questions in the Vault.
- The main goal of the Fundamental Duties in the Indian Constitution is to generate civic responsibility among the citizens. Explain.
- The Preamble of the Indian Constitution reflects itself as a ‘social contract’. Elucidate.
- Underline the significance of the first constitutional amendment.
How this is taught
The same flow snapshot, built for every head of the syllabus, with the answer written in class.
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