After the House of Commons and Lords pass a bill, what is the final step before it becomes law?

• A. Royal assent
• B. World trade agreement
• C. General election
• D. Declaration of independence

Answer: (C)

Royal assent is the final step; after both Houses pass a bill, the monarch formally approves it, and the bill becomes law. This is a long-standing constitutional formality that completes the legislative process, even though today it happens as a routine confirmation. The other options don’t fit this stage: a world trade agreement is an international treaty, not the domestic step that enacts law; a general election determines who sits in Parliament rather than concluding a bill; and a declaration of independence is irrelevant to the legislative process in this context.