UK : Royal prerogative
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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</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the powers of the royal prerogative?

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

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

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

    What is a function of the monarch in international relations?

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

    What is a characteristic of the royal prerogative?

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

    What limited the monarch's power after 1689?

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

    Who gives orders to armed forces?

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

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