Monarchy
A monarchy is a system of government with a king or queen, called a monarch, as head of state. This article mainly describes the monarchy in Britain.
The monarchy in Britain
In Britain the head of state is the monarch.[1] Today the British monarchy has a purely symbolic and ceremonial role in politics.[1] The monarch still appoints the prime minister after a general election.[1]
Writing in 1931, Harold Laski described the "King in Parliament" as the supreme legislature in Britain.[2] He noted that in some countries, such as Britain and France, the head of state may be mostly a ceremonial person, separate from the head of the government.[3][3]
Monarchs and parliaments
In history, legislatures often developed around questions of government money and the money of monarchs.[4] One modern textbook gives monarchy as an example of power that is arbitrary and does not represent the people.[5] The writer Montesquieu warned in 1748 that liberty is at risk when the same monarch or senate both makes and carries out the laws.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Axford, Barrie; Browne, Victoria; Huggins, Richard; Isaacs, Rico (2018). Politics: An Introduction (3rd ed.). Routledge. p. 326. ISBN 9781317243748.
- ↑ Laski, Harold J. (2015) [1931]. An Introduction to Politics. Routledge. p. 48. ISBN 9781317586708.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Laski, Harold J. (2015) [1931]. An Introduction to Politics. Routledge. p. 64. ISBN 9781317586708.
- ↑ Axford, Barrie; Browne, Victoria; Huggins, Richard; Isaacs, Rico (2018). Politics: An Introduction (3rd ed.). Routledge. p. 321. ISBN 9781317243748.
- ↑ Axford, Barrie; Browne, Victoria; Huggins, Richard; Isaacs, Rico (2018). Politics: An Introduction (3rd ed.). Routledge. p. 275. ISBN 9781317243748.
- ↑ Axford, Barrie; Browne, Victoria; Huggins, Richard; Isaacs, Rico (2018). Politics: An Introduction (3rd ed.). Routledge. p. 325. ISBN 9781317243748.