What power does the queen have?

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I imagine if I googled some stuff I could find out, but its more interesting getting replies from people on here :)

I was just wondering if The Queen has any power when it comes to matters affecting our country.

Or is the Prime Minister simply top dog?
 
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My Constitional law is rusty but

She signs ALL legislation
Dissolve parliment
Form new government

Granted, it's mostly just procedural, it's been a few hundred years since a monarch has refused to sign a law passed in parliment.
 
The Royal Prerogative

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.
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From: http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2003/oct/21/uk.freedomofinformation

I believe that none of this has changed.
 
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Now the Queen lives in a very big house, she has barbed wire outside, and people with guns in front of that. That's one saved ****ing queen, I'll tell you! That's the problem! She's overly saved! She has no idea of the struggle of human existence. We have to work for a living, raise a family… we don't have nannies all running around the place. It's what you've got to do in your life, you know?So it's "God Save the Queen." No! It's too saved. It's "God Attack the Queen," that's what it should be! ( singing ) "God attack the Queen, send big dogs after her that bite her bum. Let them chase after her and rip her knickers off..." That'd be fantastic! Then she'd have to fight the crazy dog with a handbag with a brick inside of it.

"Crazy dog! Crazy dog!"

"Arrgghh, kill the Queen!"

"No - crazy dog!"

And maybe she'd kill the crazy dog and everyone in Britain would go, "Hey, fair play to the Queen,- killed the crazy dog." And the Queen would have self-respect for the first time in her life! Yes. It would work. It'd be fantabulous.
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I heard she has xray eyes and can see you naked.

I also heard that one time she foiled a robbery at her local Spar by seeing through the wall and telling her chaperone to notify the authorities. Her fingers are too powerful to use a mobile phone you see, and shes doesn't want head cancer.

Gordon Browns only power is he can eat the most bigmacs in the word and never get sick. But I heard it cost him an eye. Frankly, the queen is much cooler and would kick his bottom.
 
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I wish she would use some of her power occasionally. just for coolness really.
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sooo this lol on a convicted murderer. send the army in to kill one guy. the whole lot. every single army officer - kick him in the nuts with their polished boot.

now that would give her some mafia respect points ;)
 
as far as im aware shes only here for traditional reasons, speeches, signs laws (she cant not sign them) etc, most power lies in parliament.
heh my politics class pays off :D
 
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