Question

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Answer 1

the system of government or rule by a king or queen

Answer 2

A monarchy is a system of government where the head of state (figurehead) or the leader of the country is a monarch (i.e emperor, empress, king, queen, duke, etc.).

Most of the time these monarchs are not elected, with the exception that they are, and will base their reign on bloodline, known as hereditary rule. A line of succession is therefore likely to exist which dictates that the heir to the throne replace the previous monarch if they die or abdicate (step-down).

They can come in several forms:

An absolute monarchy is where the monarch is the supreme head of the country and holds supreme authority over any other institution. This is similar to those monarchies which existed in the past but some exist today.

Examples: Saudi Arabia, Quatar, the Vatican.

A constitutional monarchy is where the power of the monarch is significantly limited and true national sovereignty is likely to lie with the elected government. They are then simply figureheads and will instead carry out ceremonial activities, while also staying out of the domestic politics of the country.

Examples: United Kingdom (shares a monarchy with the likes of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica), Spain, Sweden, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Japan, Jordan.

An elective monarchy is where the monarch is actually elected by the people for a specific term, most often as their head of state. However, this would also be the case where the monarch, in an absolute-style monarchy, also serves as head of government if they are also elected in this case.

Examples: Malaysia, Cambodia.In terms of the Vatican, it is only the Papal Conclave which is able to elect the Pope and is therefore not a true elective monarchy, since the citizens of the Holy See themselves cannot vote. Instead, the Vatican is best described as an oligarchy, where power rests with a small select group of people.

There are also, less known forms of monarchies and it depends entirely on the scope of the monarch’s power, as well as the nature as to how they ascended to the throne - whether through hereditary bloodline or via democratic election.

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