Realm: Kingdom(王国) Faith:指国家的或正统的宗教 Theoretically, the Queen is the official head of state, the head of the legal system of Britain. the commander-in-chief of all armed forces and the head of the church of England. Many important government processes require the participation of the The British government is called"Her Majesty's Government The Queen summons, prorogues and dissolves Parliament prorogue bring a session of parliament to an end without dissolve it so that unfinished business may be taken up again in the next session(使国会会期休会) -Dissolve bring to an end She appoints the Prime Minister, ministers, and important officials and officers She presides the great state functions(盛大的国家典礼) She gives many important honors and awards She concludes(缔结) treaties and declares war. She remits(free someone from a punishment #fe)all or part of the sentence passed on a criminal by granting a royal pardon The Queen seems to have an unl imited power, but practically everything she does is done on the advice of her ministers. Everything has been decided in advance by Parliament or the Prime Minister together with his cabinet. The Queen does all the things automatically. It is unconstitutional for the Queen to refuse As a matter of fact, the Queen can only appoint a new Prime Minister, while the other ministers are appointed by the new Prime Minister. And the Queen cannot appoint a new Prime Minister according to her own will. She has to appoint the person who is the leader of the Majority Party in the House of Commons. So the appointment is also a legal formality. In the general election, if one party has won the majority seats in the Commons. This party then has the right to control the government. Its leader will be the head of the new government. Yet if the party having a majority has no recognized leader, the queen has the duty of selecting a Prime Minister. In such circumstances she would be entitled to consult anyone she wished 2)Succession The succession to the throne is not decided by the royal family alone. It regulated by Parliament Acts and common law rules. The first candidate for the throne is the first son born to a reigning monarch. His title is Prince of Wales. If he dies young without descendants, one of his brothers or sisters will be chosen according to the established rule. The principle is that the sons of the Sovereign and7 ----Realm: Kingdom (王国). ----Faith: 指国家的或正统的宗教。 Theoretically, the Queen is the official head of state, the head of the legal system of Britain, the commander-in-chief of all armed forces and the head of the Church of England. Many important government processes require the participation of the Queen. The British government is called “Her Majesty’s Government”. The Queen summons, prorogues and dissolves Parliament. --Prorogue: bring a session of Parliament to an end without dissolve it so that unfinished business may be taken up again in the next session (使国会会期休会). --Dissolve: bring to an end. She appoints the Prime Minister, ministers, and important officials and officers. She presides the great state functions (盛大的国家典礼). She gives many important honors and awards. She concludes (缔结) treaties and declares war. She remits (free someone from a punishment 赦免) all or part of the sentence passed on a criminal by granting a ‘royal pardon’. The Queen seems to have an unlimited power, but practically everything she does is done on the advice of her ministers. Everything has been decided in advance by Parliament or the Prime Minister together with his cabinet. The Queen does all the things automatically. It is unconstitutional for the Queen to refuse. As a matter of fact, the Queen can only appoint a new Prime Minister, while the other ministers are appointed by the new Prime Minister. And the Queen cannot appoint a new Prime Minister according to her own will. She has to appoint the person who is the leader of the Majority Party in the House of Commons. So the appointment is also a legal formality. In the general election, if one party has won the majority seats in the Commons. This party then has the right to control the government. Its leader will be the head of the new government. Yet if the party having a majority has no recognized leader, the Queen has the duty of selecting a Prime Minister. In such circumstances she would be entitled to consult anyone she wished. 2) Succession The succession to the throne is not decided by the royal family alone. It is regulated by Parliament Acts and common law rules. The first candidate for the throne is the first son born to a reigning monarch. His title is Prince of Wales. If he dies young without descendants, one of his brothers or sisters will be chosen according to the established rule. The principle is that the sons of the Sovereign and