United States This article is part of a series on theįurther information: List of positions filled by presidential appointment with Senate confirmation This enacting formula emphasizes that although legally the bill is being enacted by the British monarchy (specifically, by the King-in-Parliament), it is not through his initiative but through that of Parliament that legislation is created. In the United Kingdom, a constitutional monarchy, bills are headed:īE IT ENACTED by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: The expression is frequently used in weak executive systems where the head of state has little practical power, and in practice the important part of the passage of a law is in its adoption by the legislature. The concept serves to moderate the power of one branch of government by requiring the concurrence of another branch for selected actions. It describes either of two situations: where a weak executive branch of a government enacts something previously approved of by the legislative branch or where the legislative branch concurs and approves something previously enacted by a strong executive branch. For the 1962 film starring Henry Fonda and Don Murray, see Advise & Consent.Īdvice and consent is an English phrase frequently used in enacting formulae of bills and in other legal or constitutional contexts.
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