Although the President's assent is called formal, why is it necessary in the constitutional process?

Correct answer: Because a bill gets constitutional completion as law through it

Correct answer: A. A bill passed by Parliament does not become an Act merely because both Houses have discussed and passed it. The President’s assent is the final constitutional step in the ordinary legislative process. It gives formal constitutional recognition to the measure so that it can become law and be implemented according to law. “Formal” means that the President generally acts within the constitutional system and, in the parliamentary form of government, on the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers; it does not mean that the step is useless or optional. B is wrong because the President does not stop every parliamentary debate. C is wrong because policy is not written by the President alone. D is wrong because voter lists are handled through the election administration, not by the President as an editor. Memory cue: “Passed by Parliament, completed as law through assent.”