Questions › Chapter 5: The UK government, the law and your role
Which ceremonial duty does the monarch carry out each year?
- ACounting votes at General Elections
- BChairing Commons debates
- COpening the new session of ParliamentRight answer
- DChoosing the Speaker
Answer: Opening the new session of Parliament
Every year the monarch opens the new parliamentary session with a speech. Debates are chaired by the Speaker, whom MPs choose themselves.
From chapter 5 of the handbook, "The UK government, the law and your role", section "The British constitution". Practice question 475 of 651, written in our own words.