UK Government, the Law and Your Role
What is the role of the monarch in the UK government?
ATo run the day-to-day government, make key policy decisions and set the budget
BTo veto any laws that the monarch personally disagrees with on moral grounds
CCeremonial duties and formally inviting the winning party to form a government ✓
DTo directly appoint all senior judges, government ministers and civil servants
Explanation
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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