Show government the supreme legislative power ot of the british empire is vested in a parliament which is dominated by the house of commons of which the premier is the responsible head parliament is summoned by writ ot of the king on the advice of the privy council and the king opens and closes each session the king has a right to veto bills passed by both houses of parliament but in practice his veto is obsolete as custom has decided that he must sanction every bill which parliament approves and resolves to make law whatever the theoretical powers of the king may be they are unquestionably tion ably limited to his personal influence over his ministers |