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JAMB Government 1981 Question 4

Question 4

Pressure Groups

The power of British Trade Unions now constitutes

  1. A.a real threat to the Queen and the British Establishment
  2. B.a danger to the Judiciary
  3. C.a threat to the House of Lords
  4. D.a challenge to the idea of Parliamentary Sovereignty
  5. E.a menace to the Confederation of British Industries
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Answer: D (a challenge to the idea of Parliamentary Sovereignty)

Explanation

In the 1970s British unions were strong enough to force governments to change or drop policies, which seemed to challenge the idea that Parliament alone has supreme power. Their power was greatly reduced in the 1980s.