HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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The Church
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Parliament
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Universities
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Foreign governments
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Detailed explanation-1: -Before they were crowned, they accepted the English Bill of Rights which required the monarchy to work with Parliament to govern the country. The monarchs were required to regularly call on Parliament to meet and lost their power to suspend laws.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Queen cannot sit in the House of Commons, although the building is royal property. She addresses the opening session of each Parliament, but she cannot write her own speech. The Queen cannot refuse to sign a bill of Parliament, and she cannot appear as a witness in court, or rent property from her subjects.
Detailed explanation-3: -A constitutional monarchy is a form of government in which a king or queen reigns with limits to their power along with a governing body (i.e. Parliament), giving rise to the modern adage “the Queen reigns but does not rule".
Detailed explanation-4: -While she can’t vote or state her political opinions publicly, the Queen serves as an overarching figure to the British government. It’d have to be an extreme case for her to act, but under what is known as royal prerogative, the Queen can dismiss a prime minister.