UK Government, the Law and Your Role
What is meant by "the rule of law"?
AThat only qualified lawyers and legal professionals can create or draft laws
BThat the police have the authority to make and enforce all rules of daily life
CThat Parliament has the power to amend, repeal or change any law at any time
DThat everyone — including the government — must obey the law ✓
Answer & explanation
The correct answer is That everyone — including the government — must obey the law.
The rule of law means that everyone in the UK, including the government and the monarch, must obey the law. No one is above the law. This principle dates back to the Magna Carta of 1215.
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