Life in the UK Test Practice Question · Ho & Duck: Add-on — Government & Law

What is Royal Assent?

A) The Prime Minister's formal approval of a new Act of Parliament
B) The monarch's signature on all government spending proposals
C) The formal monarchical approval of legislation passed by Parliament
D) The monarch's agreement to dissolve Parliament and call a general election

Correct answer: The formal monarchical approval of legislation passed by Parliament

Royal Assent is the monarch's formal approval of legislation passed by Parliament. Every Act of Parliament is enacted in the name of the reigning monarch.

Related handbook facts

Under the UK's system of constitutional monarchy, the reigning sovereign serves as a ceremonial figurehead who formally commissions the elected administration rather than governing directly, with all legislation being enacted in the monarch's name.
Every Act of Parliament is enacted in the name of the reigning monarch.

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