Institutions and government practice question
Before a bill can become an Act of Parliament and pass into law, what must it receive?
- Approval from the Supreme Court
- Royal Assent from the monarchCorrect answer
- A national referendum
- A signature from the Prime Minister
Why
Once both Houses of Parliament agree a bill, the monarch gives Royal Assent, the final formal step that turns the bill into law. By long tradition the monarch does not refuse it.
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