UK : Royal prerogative

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What is a treaty according to the provided information?

  • A document signed by monarchs only
  • A written agreement made between two or more countries (correct)
  • A type of crown power
  • A set of laws created by the royal prerogative

What is the source of the monarch's powers according to the text?

  • Treaties
  • Royal prerogative
  • The bills of rights
  • Divine rights (correct)

What was the monarch's power originally considered to be?

  • Legal authority
  • Royal prerogative
  • Crown power
  • Divine right (correct)

What is the role of the monarch in making treaties?

<p>To make treaties on behalf of the Crown (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the Bill of Rights of 1689 do to the monarch's power?

<p>Limited the monarch's power (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the powers of the royal prerogative?

<p>To give orders to armed forces (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a consequence of the monarch's power to grant nationality?

<p>The monarch can grant nationality to foreigners (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the monarch's power to deploy armed forces originally based on?

<p>The divine right of kings (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a result of the Bill of Rights of 1689?

<p>The powers of the monarch were limited (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a power of the royal prerogative?

<p>Granting nationality (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a function of the monarch in international relations?

<p>Making treaties (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of the royal prerogative?

<p>It is a power held by the monarch (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of a treaty according to the text?

<p>To make agreements between two or more countries (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the original basis of the monarch's power to deploy armed forces?

<p>The divine rights of kings (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the monarch in granting nationality?

<p>They grant nationality on behalf of the ministers (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What limited the monarch's power after 1689?

<p>The Bill of Rights (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who gives orders to armed forces?

<p>The monarch directly (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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