The UK government, the law and your role
Which TWO of the following are functions the UK monarch performs as part of their constitutional role?
- ✓Opening each session of Parliament in a formal ceremony
- ○Setting the government's annual budget
- ✓Formally appointing the Prime Minister
- ○Voting in the House of Commons on key legislation
Correct answer
Opening each session of Parliament in a formal ceremony, Formally appointing the Prime Minister
The monarch opens Parliament with the King's (or Queen's) Speech and formally appoints the Prime Minister by convention; they do not set the budget or vote in Parliament.
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