UK Government, the Law and Your Role
What is the role of the monarch in the UK government?
ACeremonial duties and formally inviting the winning party to form a government ✓
BTo directly appoint all senior judges, government ministers and civil servants
CTo run the day-to-day government, make key policy decisions and set the budget
DTo veto any laws that the monarch personally disagrees with on moral grounds
Answer & explanation
The correct answer is Ceremonial duties and formally inviting the winning party to form a government.
The monarch's role is largely ceremonial. The monarch formally invites the leader of the party that wins the general election to form a government, opens Parliament, and carries out state duties, but does not govern directly.
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