Compare And Contrast Absolutism And Constitutionalism

Two prevalent monarchies in early European governments were absolutism and constitutionalist. They each have vast and numerous differences, but also share some common factors. These differences include, the amount of power the king holds in the government, the amount of power the subjects hold, and the emphasis on armies. While there are many differences there are some common factors such as; the kings retained the overall power, both monarchs had their nation’s best interest at heart, and both wanted to progress and strengthen their nation as much as possible using different ways.
An absolutist state, or absolutism is a form of government where the king had the entire control of the government. Absolutism emphasized the glory of the king and the sovereignty of the state and the king’s rights to stand above the interests of its subjects. The
There are similarities however. Both monarchs in these governments basically hold all the power. While in the absolutist state the king made all his own decisions without the consultations of the people, the constitutional monarchy did employ advisors. But overall the kings in both retained the overall power. Another similarity is that in both the monarchs both had their nation’s best interest at heart and finally both wanted to progress and strengthen their nation as much as possible using different ways.
Constitutionalism and absolutism monarchies have many differences but also some similarities. France being an absolutism, where the king had entire control of the government, armies were enlarged, and the people did not have a say. England however was a constitutionalism, where the people had a say in the government, the King doesn’t have as much power and armies were not enlarged. Although there were differences they kings retained overall power, kept the nation’s best interest at heart, and wanted to strengthen and progress their nations as much as