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Question
Answer the following question in one or two words/sentences:
How do we know that the Parliament has supreme authority in the government?
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Solution
The Lok Sabha exercises control over the Council of Ministers which is responsible and answerable to the Lok Sabha for all its policies, decisions, and actions. This makes the Parliament the supreme authority in the government because it has the final authority to accept or reject the decisions of the executive.
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