United KingdomGovernment and law 2 · Government, law and your role
The UK is a constitutional monarchy. Who decides government policy?
- aThe monarch, acting on advice from the royal household
- bThe House of Lords, after a vote of its members
- cThe elected government, which answers to ParliamentCorrect answer
- dSenior civil servants, with no ministers or MPs involved
Why?
In a constitutional monarchy the monarch is head of state but does not make policy. Policy is decided by the elected government, which must answer to Parliament.
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