Questions › Chapter 5: The UK government, the law and your role
The UK is a constitutional monarchy. What does the king or queen do in this system?
- AChairs Commons debates
- BAppoints the government that the people have chosen in an electionRight answer
- CRules the country and makes government policy
- DChooses the MP for each constituency
Answer: Appoints the government that the people have chosen in an election
In a constitutional monarchy the monarch does not rule. The king or queen appoints the government that voters picked in a democratic election.
From chapter 5 of the handbook, "The UK government, the law and your role", section "The British constitution". Practice question 469 of 651, written in our own words.