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The Crown 

The Commonwealth government, known as 'The Crown,' is the collection of institutions that includes Government, Parliament, and the Courts of Justice. As Head of State, HM the King is the physical representation of the Crown, and is part of the family that have represented the Crown since its inception. The Commonwealth is a Unitary parliamentary absolute monarchy that represents the people and HM the King, with the Prime Minister as the Head of Government.

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The Crown & Parliament 

Crown-in-Parliament, sometimes referred to as the King-in-Parliament, is a technical term of constitutional law in the Commonwealth realms that refers to the Crown in its legislative role, acting with the advice and consent of the parliament.  Bills passed by the houses are sent to the sovereign, or governor-general, Lord lieutenant-governor, or Chief executive  as His or Her representative, for Royal Assent, which, once granted, makes the bill into law; these primary acts of legislation are known as acts of parliament. An act may also provide for secondary legislation, which can be made by the Crown, subject to the simple approval, or the lack of disapproval, of Crown.

The Crown holds the right to pass its own legislation in relation to any matter the Crown feels it needs to these acts of law may be amended with Royal assent.

The Grant Council can exist out of Commonwealth of Marie Byrd Land with an official function they are all appointed by The Monarch under letters patent of the Commonwealth   The powers of Grate Council are:

  • The sovereign exercises executive authority by making Orders in Council upon the advice of the Council. Orders-in-Council, which are drafted by the government rather than by the sovereign, are secondary legislation and are used to make government regulations and to make government appointments.

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  • Orders-in-Council are used to grant Royal Assent for Measures of the Grate Assembly for Special Admirative Regions, and laws passed to determine whether decisions made are appropriate to be implemented by the assigned minister. The Roles and powers of each Ministers & secretaries are further laid out in The Cabinet Standing Orders.

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The Crown & Government  

The Crown' refers to the functions of government and the civil service. A corporation sole, the Crown is the legal embodiment of executive, legislative, and judicial governance in the monarchy of each commonwealth realm. 

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The Monarch retains the ability to give a regular audience to both The Lord High Steward and Prime Minister during his or her term of office.

 

The Monarch gives a weekly audience to both The Lord High Steward and Prime Minister at which he has a right and a duty to express his views on Government matters

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The royal prerogative includes the powers to appoint and dismiss ministers, regulate the civil service, issue passports, declare war, make peace, direct the actions of the military, and negotiate and ratify treaties, alliances, and international agreements.

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The monarch remains constitutionally empowered to exercise the royal prerogative against the advice of both The Lord High Steward and Prime Minister or the cabinet, 

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The Crown & Member States 

 The Crown was considered to be indivisible with in The Commonwealth of Marie Byrd but with in the Member Realm's The Crown is considered separate in every  Member Realm's. They are united only in their voluntary connection with the institution of the monarchy with each Member Realm are considered "equal in status, in no way subordinate one to another in any aspect of their domestic, though united by a common allegiance to the Crown" and the monarch is "equally, officially, and explicitly  monarch of separate, autonomous realms"

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The Crown has a  Represented with in each  independent Member Realm's 

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Governor-General of The United Kingdom of Getz ice Self  

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Governor-General of The United Kingdom Of Marshall Archipelago

 

Governor-General of The United Kingdom of Marie Byrd

 

Governor-General of The Special administrative regions of The Commonwealth of Marie Byrd Land

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From a cultural standpoint, the sovereign's name and image and other royal symbols unique to each autonomous realms are visible in the emblems and insignia of governmental institutions and militia.

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