I govern twelve inches with unwavering authority, yet I wear no crown and hold no royal court. Every student keeps me in their desk to make sure things measure up. What am I?
A ruler
Wordplay on the double meaning of 'ruler' as a monarch who governs and a foot-long measuring tool commonly used in school.
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