# How much does the monarchy cost the English?

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**Created:** [March 28, 2009, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-the-monarchy-cost-the-english/491126 "2009-03-28T22:38:35Z")\
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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> On the other hand, Parliament is supreme, and unlike in the U.S., no court can declare one of its acts unconstitutional and strike it down.

This is true in the UK, isn’t it? I guess it would be because the constitution of the UK is simply a bunch of acts of Parliament and doesn’t require any special amendment formula. Unlike, say, Canada, despite the fact that Canada also has a Westminster-style Parliamentary system.

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