Questions › Chapter 5: The UK government, the law and your role
Which TWO are ways in which the monarch acts for the UK in its dealings with other countries?
Choose two answers.
- ALeading debates on foreign affairs in the House of Commons
- BMaking state visits to other countriesRight answer
- CDeciding the government's foreign policy
- DReceiving foreign ambassadors and high commissionersRight answer
Answer: Making state visits to other countries and Receiving foreign ambassadors and high commissioners
The monarch welcomes ambassadors, high commissioners and visiting heads of state, and travels on state visits to support diplomatic and economic ties. Policy is decided by the government.
From chapter 5 of the handbook, "The UK government, the law and your role", section "The British constitution". Practice question 478 of 651, written in our own words.