SwedenSveriges demokratiska system 15 · Sweden's democratic system
Which of these tasks does Sweden's King have?
In the exam (Swedish)
Vilken av dessa uppgifter har Sveriges kung?
- aTo represent Sweden, for example on state visitsAtt representera Sverige, till exempel vid statsbesökCorrect answer
- bTo appoint and dismiss the ministers in the governmentAtt utse och avsätta ministrarna i regeringen
- cTo judge cases in the highest courtsAtt döma i de högsta domstolarna
- dTo put forward proposals for new lawsAtt lägga fram förslag till nya lagar
Why?
The King has representative and ceremonial tasks, for example state visits. He makes no political decisions and takes no part in making laws or judging cases; it is the prime minister who appoints the ministers.
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Our own practice questions, written from the facts in UHR’s study material “Sverige i fokus” and the subjects of the ordinance (2026:451) on the citizenship test. They are not the real test questions, which are not published, and no text from the material is reused. Each question was written, answered blind and fact-checked in separate rounds. The English translation and the explanations are ours, made with AI help; in the test the questions are asked in Swedish. We are not affiliated with the Swedish Council for Higher Education (UHR) or the Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket).
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