Word: eagehot
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...Eagehot wrote in The English Constitution that the sovereign has "three rights--the right to be consulted, the right to encourage, the right to warn" her Parliament, the "efficient" part of government. She has the full force of law to refuse the passage of bills, and even if this power is vestigial, it is enough to supplement and reflect public opinion in keeping government responsible...
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