Show England's Government The supreme legislative power of the British Empire is vested in a Parliament which is dominated by bythe bythe bythe the House of Commons of which the premier is the responsible head Parliament is summoned by writ of the king on the advice of the privy council and the king opens and closes each session The king has hasa a right to veto bills passed by both houses of Parliament but in practice practice practice tice his veto is obsolete as custom has las decided de that he must sanction every bill which Parliament proves and resolves to make 1 l' l la W the Whatever theoretical powers PO eraa the king may be they are arc un a 0 t limited limite to his his personal person personal t fluence over his ministers |