Don’t quote me on this, but I’m thinking that the federal government are the only people allowed to print and coin money. I’m sorry if I’m wrong, I know Congress has the power to declare war.
Based on my information, I believe that the higher authorities that would choose the prime ministers would actually be the "house of commons". Going back a few years, many of the "house of commons" actually did not have the responsibility in order to do this, but then, the government figured that it would be better if they were to handle on this responsibility.
I think the answer is c. contemplative