What is Constitutional Monarchy?How is it different from the Republic?
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Well, the clue is in the name. The constitutional monarchy has a monarch, that is, a single person who has executive authority over the state, and whose position is inherited. They either appoint, or grant permission to appoint the government. The “constitutional” part is that the powers of the monarch are limited by laws written by other powers in society, whether they are an aristocracy, a democratically elected parliament, a guild confederation, a business consortium or a judiciary, and enforced by some bureaucracy and/or armed force that will only obey the monarch according to the limits expressed in that law.
In a republic, that top position is filled by someone who is usually called the President. That person may have a range of powers, but generally, the government is formed by the legislature with their permission or by presidential appointment,like in monarchy, but unlike a monarchy, they are subject to appointment by some or other body, or are publicly elected. The idea of a republic is that there are no heritable positions, and that the government is run by those who are chosen by some committee, judge, electorate or other body based on their merits.
The republic may also be run by a prime minister, which tends to mean that the congress/parliament/legislature/council/whatever is elected, and then they decide amongst themselves who is going to lead in the majority of the decisionmaking. Often, they split into parties who agree to support a single candidate, strengthening the ability for that person to govern.
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In a republic, that top position is filled by someone who is usually called the President. That person may have a range of powers, but generally, the government is formed by the legislature with their permission or by presidential appointment,like in monarchy, but unlike a monarchy, they are subject to appointment by some or other body, or are publicly elected. The idea of a republic is that there are no heritable positions, and that the government is run by those who are chosen by some committee, judge, electorate or other body based on their merits.
The republic may also be run by a prime minister, which tends to mean that the congress/parliament/legislature/council/whatever is elected, and then they decide amongst themselves who is going to lead in the majority of the decisionmaking. Often, they split into parties who agree to support a single candidate, strengthening the ability for that person to govern.
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