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Constitutional Monarchy With the development of the society‚ the people’s minds have changed. During these years‚ people discuss a topic about abolishing constitutional monarchy. As for this question‚ voters choose whether to keep the King or not at parliament every day. Constitutional monarchy is a kind of political institution in which the king is regarded as head of the state‚ but he does not have political rights. He nominates premier and the premier manages the government. There are many countries
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A monarchy is a form of government in which authority is actually embodied in a single individual (the monarch). When the monarchs has no or few legal restraints in state and political matters‚ it is called an absolute monarchy and is a form of autocracy. Cases in which the monarch’s discretion is formally limited (most common today) are called constitutional monarchies. Inhereditary monarchies‚ the office is passed through inheritance within a family group‚ whereas elective monarchies are selected
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Down with the Monarchy In today’s modern society‚ the monarchy supposedly plays a very important role. They sit in their castles and palaces‚ making important life changing decisions for others and help develop their country into something more. Is that not the role of a king or queen‚ to rule with an iron fist? Apparently not in Britain. Over the many years the monarchy’s role has changed extensively. From an overwhelming powerhouse that always has the last say‚ into a conservative party of
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Unit 07 The Monarchy Appearance The Monarchy in Britain illustrates the contradictory nature of the constitution. It is believed that the Queen has almost absolute power and all seems very undemocratic. Every years when the Parliament begins its activities‚ Queen Elizabeth II makes a speech in which she announces what “my government” will do along the year. So the government belongs to her instead to the people. It is very different from the situation in other countries like USA or Argentina‚ where
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New Monarchies‚ which were very powerful centralized governments with unified inhabitants‚ start emerging in the mid-15th century. Factors responsible for this advance were the vast demographic and economic growth. Before these New Monarchies were formed there were many changes the new monarchs had to make: including weakening powerful rivals‚ increasing revenue‚ unifying the country‚ and strengthening the power of the king and his bureaucracy. Three countries successful in strengthening themselves
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Though the pervasiveness of liberalism and democracy is readily apparent throughout those states that recognize the socioeconomic benefits stimulated by these ideals‚ there remains still a myriad of complex governing systems that seem to shirk the possibilities of this apotheosized ideology in favor of highly variable authoritarian manifestations. Yet this is not simply a case where one ideology may be chosen based on the particular needs and relative cultural norms of one society versus another
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Philippines: Martial Law Regime or Democratic Country Before the Filipinos attained the democracy of their country‚ they first experienced the different kind of discipline the most of their leaders gave‚ the Martial Law regime. Martial Law (Batas Militar) refers to the period of Philippine history wherein Philippine Presidents and Heads of state declared a proclamation to control troublesome areas under the rule of the Military‚ and it is usually given when threatened by popular demonstrations
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A Political System has two segments‚ Democracy and Totalitarianism. Democracy is usually practiced in Western and Northern European countries. It gives the citizens the freedom and the rights to vote for multiple political officials‚ in which they feel that would be an advocate and help serve the needs of the people‚ the states‚ and the country. Some of these officials are voting in twice by the citizens‚ but there are time frames and limitations that a Politian can hold his or her sit in office
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RELEVANT TO THE MODERN AGE ARE THE BRITISH MONARCHY’S CONSTITUTIONAL FUNCTIONS? The British monarchy has always played an important role throughout history. It has managed to create such wealth and power such as the Golden Age of Elizabeth I. Within her 45 year reign she established the Church of England and saw voyages of discovery which lead to the accumulation of riches beyond its borders. The monarchy has also gone through various changes to throughout its realm such as the declaration of King
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