... positions in parliament to make significant legislation be passed. Most importantly Elizabeth had the power to stop any legislation that she did not like or thought unsuitable. The Puritan attempts to pass legislation to change the Church settlement were unsuccessful mainly because of Elizabeth's powers to stop bills that did not fit in with her view of the religious settlement. This meant that she could, with in given boundaries, pick and choose what settlement she wanted. Her powers included, firstly Elizabeth could tell parliament that she does not like what they are discussing by sending officials like Hatton to tell them. This would normally cause the lords and MPs to ignore that topic. Secondly Elizabeth could use her veto to stop bills being passed, for example the Alphabet Bills. Thirdly and most extremely Elizabeth could use imprisonment to stop extreme members of parliament, this can be shown by Anthony Cope's ...

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