Institutions and government practice question
The UK is described as a constitutional monarchy. What does this mean?
- The monarch makes all the country's laws personally
- The monarch is head of state but governs according to laws made by ParliamentCorrect answer
- There is no monarch and the country is a republic
- The monarch is elected by the public every few years
Why
In a constitutional monarchy the monarch is the head of state but does not rule directly; the country is governed by an elected Parliament under the law.
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- Where does the UK Parliament meet?
- Who is the head of state of the United Kingdom?
- How often are UK general elections normally held, at most?
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- Which two chambers together make up the UK Parliament?
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