Word: iii
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...calls a party leader to form a government, but the person she designates must command a majority in the House of Commons. (George III was the last monarch to summon and dismiss ministries at will.) Elizabeth's power to grant or refuse a dissolution of Parliament is real enough, but she would use it independently only in extraordinary circumstances-e.g., if death or strife hopelessly entangled the wheels of party government...
What She Can't Do. Elizabeth cannot vote. Nor can she express any shading of political opinion in public. The last monarch who did that was George III, who in 1780 personally canvassed Windsor against the Whig candidate Keppel. Elizabeth cannot sit in the House of Commons, although the building is royal property. She addresses the opening session of each Parliament, but she cannot write her own speech. She cannot refuse to sign a bill of Parliament. She cannot appear as a witness in court, or rent property from her subjects...
...farmland, immensely valuable land in London (the south side of Piccadilly Circus, both sides of Regent Street, two theaters, three restaurants and the Carlton Hotel). But Elizabeth "owns" these properties only nominally. They are administered by Crown Commissioners for the benefit of Parliament, under a bargain struck with George III in 1760. In return, Parliament will vote Elizabeth the Civil List, under which her father received $1,148,000 a year. This may be increased for Elizabeth. Whether her husband will get a separate allowance is still to be decided. Elizabeth will also get the revenue from...
...acknowledged Parliament as the real ruler of England, thereby dissolving a long quarrel which had drained England's strength and postponed its power. Already first lady of The Netherlands when called to England's throne, Mary agreed to cross the Channel only if her husband, Stadholder William III of The Netherlands, could be coruler. Together, the two assumed kingship, making Mary the only feminine King in English history. Actually, Mary, a dutiful, intelligent woman who added a touch of respectability to a loose age, did little except serve and adore her stern, taciturn, unfaithful but capable husband. Like...
...Student Porter report, compiled by a Council committee under the chairmanship of George W. Miller III '52, will examine the porter system in the Yard and in Dunster House...