1. In all democracies, an assembly of elected representatives exercises supreme political authority on behalf of the people.
2. In India, such a national assembly of elected representatives is called Parliament.
3. At the state level, it is called Legislature or Legislative Assembly.
4. Parliament is the final authority for making laws in any country.
5. Parliaments all over the world can make new laws, change existing laws or abolish existing laws and make new ones in their place.