Which statement about Royal Assent is accurate?

• A. It is optional for most bills
• B. It can be bypassed by a two-thirds majority in Parliament
• C. It is granted by the Supreme Court
• D. It completes the legislative process by converting a bill into law, and without it the bill cannot become law

Answer: (D)

Royal Assent is the final stage in turning a bill into law. After a bill has passed both Houses, it goes to the monarch to grant assent. When Royal Assent is given, the bill becomes law; without it, the bill cannot become law. There is no mechanism to bypass assent through a parliamentary majority, and it is not granted by the Supreme Court. In practice, the monarch acts on the advice of the government, but the effect is clear: no assent means no law.