Assess The Role Of Monarchy In England's Constitutional Government
England’s Constitutional Government
The monarch does not get the final say in a constitutional monarchy. An example of a constitutional monarchy is the United Kingdom because they have a monarch and a parliament. The role of monarch gets passed down through generation, but has little to no power. The people get to elect some of the leaders who make the laws. In a constitutional monarchy, there are three roles the monarch who is the symbolic head, the people who elect the representatives, and the representatives who make the laws.
The role of monarch gets passed down through generation. For example Order of Succession to the British Throne - Who will be next explained, the eldest child of the monarch is the heir.( Mandy Barrow) In fact who will be the next monarch is not determined by a vote but by birth. Further evidence states, the heir can pass on the role of monarch to his son without being king.(Order of Succession to the British Throne-Who will be next-Mandy Barrow). Therefore Queen Elizabeth's heir might never even be monarch only the prince of wales with his son being the next king instead. As a result, the royal family has a say in who the next monarch will be. …show more content…
Evidence states, “The UK Parliament has MPs from areas across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.”(Uk parliament How MPs are elected). Thus there are a total of 650 MP’s because each constituency elect one. According to the UK parliament-How MPs are elected,”General elections happen every 5 years. If an MP dies or retires, a by election is held in that constituency to find a new MP for that area.” So there are always 650 MPs in the UK. In conclusion,the people vote to keep the government
The monarch does not get the final say in a constitutional monarchy. An example of a constitutional monarchy is the United Kingdom because they have a monarch and a parliament. The role of monarch gets passed down through generation, but has little to no power. The people get to elect some of the leaders who make the laws. In a constitutional monarchy, there are three roles the monarch who is the symbolic head, the people who elect the representatives, and the representatives who make the laws.
The role of monarch gets passed down through generation. For example Order of Succession to the British Throne - Who will be next explained, the eldest child of the monarch is the heir.( Mandy Barrow) In fact who will be the next monarch is not determined by a vote but by birth. Further evidence states, the heir can pass on the role of monarch to his son without being king.(Order of Succession to the British Throne-Who will be next-Mandy Barrow). Therefore Queen Elizabeth's heir might never even be monarch only the prince of wales with his son being the next king instead. As a result, the royal family has a say in who the next monarch will be. …show more content…
Evidence states, “The UK Parliament has MPs from areas across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.”(Uk parliament How MPs are elected). Thus there are a total of 650 MP’s because each constituency elect one. According to the UK parliament-How MPs are elected,”General elections happen every 5 years. If an MP dies or retires, a by election is held in that constituency to find a new MP for that area.” So there are always 650 MPs in the UK. In conclusion,the people vote to keep the government