Does the Queen of England make decisions for England?

Answer 1

Firstly, the Queen is not Queen of England - she is Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Great Britain consists of Scotland, Wales and England. In addition to this, the Queen is also queen of Canada, Australia, New Zealand and many other countries within the british Commonwealth. The Queen does not make decisions on a day-to-day basis as this is left to the prime Minister and Parliament. But it is not true that she does not have any power over the UK (NOT England as stated above). Although the Prime Minister and his government run the country on a day-to-day basis, all laws must go to a second chamber called the House of Lords which consists of aristocracy, bishops, and people such as former prime ministers of all parties (e.g. Margaret Thatcher - who is now Baronet Thatcher), which acts as a buffer amending laws that they feel are not appropriate. And amend they do. As they are not bound by a party agenda, they often throw out laws that they feel overstep a mark or go against the wishes of the people. Finally every law in the UK has to be passed by Her Majesty the Queen who takes the affairs of state very seriously indeed. Having once met Her Majesty can confirm that she is a remarkable woman who, although now in her eighties, has her finger very much on the pulse of British politics, and who works incessitantly reading and signing government documents and laws. Although republicans in the UK regard her as a 'figurehead' and nothing more, she is very much involved and nothing can take place in the UK law without her permission. That even goes for the appointment of Prime Minister. After a democratic election, the leader of the elected party has to make an appointment to visit the Queen at Buckingham Palace, to ask her permission to form a government. Although her disagreeing with the British people's choice has never happened since she came to the throne ( and, knowing Her majesty's commitment to her subjects probably never would) , the UK monarch still holds the right to veto that choice of government and any law passed by the government if she felt it went against all that the UK stood for. At her coronation Her Majesty, as well as being given the crown, orb and sceptre as marks of her royalty and governance, was also presented with a copy of the Holy Bible with the words: "Our gracious Queen:

to keep your Majesty ever mindful of the law and the Gospel of God

as the Rule for the whole life and government of Christian Princes,

we present you with this Book,

the most valuable thing that this world affords. Thus, the Queen, and any monarch gf the UK, is subject to God alone. For the complete transcript of the Coronation service I suggest you have a look at http://www.oremus.org/liturgy/coronation/cor1953b.html

Answer 2

The United Kingdom and Commonwealth realms are all Constitutional Monarchy, which means that all actions of the government are carried out in The Queen's name but all decisions about government policy are made by the Prime Minister and the Cabinet, who are elected members of Parliament. In theory her powers are vast; however, in practice (and in accordance with convention), she rarely intervenes in political matters.

The Queen has very similar power to that of a ceremonial president. Her job is to safeguard the nation. She holds the reserve powers, which include being able to dismiss a Prime Minister. She also signs bills into law. The queen will almost always follow the advice of the Prime Minister, except in exceptionally rare situations.

Domestic Affairs

The appointment and dismissal of ministers;

The summoning, prorogation and dissolution of Parliament;

Royal assent to bills;

The appointment and regulation of the civil service;

The commissioning of officers in the armed forces;

Directing the disposition of the armed forces in the UK;

Appointment of Queen's Counsel;

Issue and withdrawal of passports;

Prerogative of mercy. (Used to apply in capital punishment cases. Still used, eg to remedy errors in sentence calculation)

Granting honours;

Creation of corporations by Charter;

Foreign Affairs

The making of treaties;

Declaration of war;

Deployment of armed forces overseas;

Recognition of foreign states;

Accreditation and reception of diplomats.

Answer 3

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is Queen of The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland. The title Queen (or King) of England has not existed for more than 300 years. The Queen while Head of State of Canada, has no power or involvement in the political structure of Canada as with Australia & New Zealand. This goes for the rest of the Commonwealth of which she is Head of State. Daniel McNally

Answer 4

The role of the British monarchs is today largely ceremonial. The few 'powers' that they do have - like elevating people to the ranks of the nobility and appointing the Prime Minister - they do not execute indiscriminately. Royal 'honors' are always distributed at the suggestion of the Government, and appointing Prime Ministers is always dictated by the outcome of the general elections or by a proposal made by the ruling party. British monarchs have the right to be kept regularly informed on Government policy and decisions and sometimes and off the record they may give their opinion to the PM, but they are not in any way involved in the actual government of Great Britain.

Answer 5

The Queen's power is primarily honorary. She or any reigning monarch, cannot enter the House of Commons, Parliament, unless she is invited as a guest. Prime Ministers often seek the Queen's advice and they must go to her when they wish to dissolve Parliament. One of the reasons for the distinction is that the Queen is the titular head of the Church of England., and a definite separation of church and state is maintained.

The Queen and other monarchs before her are always kept up to date on political issues.

I tend to be a monarchist. I see the monarchy in Great Britain as the solid enduring base on which Britain and what's left of the commonwealth can stand and survive. In times of great turmoil, the politicians can make the tough decisions with quiet diplomacy with the monarch, but the monarch is called upon to show the grounded strength that is Great Britain and, by doing so, to ease the fears of the people.

Is it worth the stipend paid to the monarch? You bet.

I am sure others would disagree. But I see how hard the Royal Family works for charities, etc., and I wouldn't want to work that much.

Britain has a Constitutional Monarchy. It is not the kind of monarchy where the reigning king or queen is the government.

Given today's politics...is a Republic really better? Government in Great Britain continues to work quite well with it's Parliament and Monarch.

Answer 6

You are obviously talking Elizabeth 2,your question is asked in the present tense.OK this will probably be edited,but here goes,lets see how much gets through :-The present Queen Elizabeth has more powers than most people think,or are taught in school,which is normally the same thing.However things are not,unfortunately,like that.The truth is the exact opposite of what we are taught.Therefore QE2 a direct descendant of Cleopatra,is probably the most powerful ruler in the world,and definintely one of the richest.Furthermore her grandson William,is set to become the ruler of the World,under the NWO and on reaching his 33rd birthday (not too far away) if of course,we all survive the dreaded 2012?.All USA presidents are related to her (check).She is head of all Commonwealth Nations,with powers to dismiss elected leaders .(Check)As for your original question:-The answer is,all power,wether overt or covert.All PM`s,Presidents Etc. are merely puppets.However she herself is not at the top of the pile,as somebody once said,"There is a Power,behind the throne,which is Greater than the King himself..............................................................................

Answer 7

Only in theory.

Answer 8

She has super strength and can fly.