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This document discusses different types of monarchies and advantages/disadvantages of the monarchy system of government. It outlines five main types of monarchies: absolute monarchy, constitutional monarchy, diarchy, elective monarchy, and hereditary monarchy. It also lists current countries with each type of monarchy. The document notes benefits of monarchies like reducing corruption and providing stability during crises. However, it also lists disadvantages like the monarch having unilateral power and lack of public voice in politics. It concludes with a brief explanation that in a monarchy, one person holds governmental power and makes decisions for the entire nation, with power passed down hereditarily.
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In this article we have explained about the Types of political system. And we have also explained about Indian political system.
2 concept of govt and state
This document discusses concepts of state and government. It defines a state as having a people, territory, government, and sovereignty. The key elements that make up a state are described in detail. Different theories on the origin of states are presented. The distinction between a state, nation, and government are explained. Various forms of government are classified based on the number of rulers and the relationship between executive and legislative branches. The pre-Spanish and Spanish systems of government in the Philippines are then overviewed.
state and government
1. A state is defined as a community of people occupying a defined territory with its own government that the people obey and are free from external control.
2. The key elements that define a state are its people, territory, government, and sovereignty over both internal and external affairs.
3. There are different theories about the origin of states, including the divine right theory, necessity theory, paternalistic theory, and social contract theory.
Government
The document discusses different forms of government including monarchy, democracy, dictatorship, and oligarchy. It provides descriptions of different types within each form, such as absolute monarchy, constitutional monarchy, direct democracy, and representative democracy. Examples are given of different countries that follow each system of government. Multiple choice questions and activities are included to help readers understand the distinctions between forms and types of government.
Systems and types of government review
This document provides information on types and systems of government. It discusses the three main types of government: autocracy, oligarchy, and democracy. It then examines the three main systems of distributing power: unitary, confederation, and federal. Specific examples are provided for each type and system. Key aspects like citizen participation, distribution of power, and levels of government are compared.
Goverment
Mexico has a representative democratic republic with a federal system of government. Power is divided among executive, legislative, and judicial branches. The executive branch is headed by a president who is elected to a single six-year term. The legislative branch consists of a Senate and Chamber of Deputies. The judicial branch is headed by the Supreme Court.
The United Kingdom has a parliamentary monarchy. The monarch is the head of state but does not actively govern. Real power lies with an elected parliament and prime minister, who is chosen by parliament. The prime minister and cabinet are accountable to parliament. Both systems have separate heads of state and bodies that govern on a daily basis.
Origin of state
This document discusses several theories on the origin of the state, including the natural theory that humans are social beings who form groups, the patriarchal theory that states evolved from enlarged families, and the force theory that states formed through conquest. It also covers the divine right theory of rulers having ordained power from God and the social contract theory of people establishing governments. The document then examines different forms of government based on the number of rulers (monarchy, aristocracy, democracy) and whether power is centralized (unitary) or distributed (federal).
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2. Monarchy
A monarchy is a political system in which power resides in a single family that rules from generation to generation. The power enjoyed by the family is traditional authority, and many monarchs enjoy respect because their subjects bestow upon them that kind of authority. Other monarchs, however, are respected for their arbitrary power and even fear. The royal family still reigns today, but their influence has waned over the centuries.
While today the Queen of England occupies a predominantly ceremonial position, her predecessor to the throne wielded much more power than that. Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II of England occupied mostly ceremonial positions, while her previous British monarchs held far greater powers.
This example reflects the historical change in monarchy from absolute to the constitutional monarchy (Finer, 1997). The royal family claims divine sovereignty in an absolute monarchy and wields considerable power over the kingdom. Absolute monarchies existed in antiquity (e.g., Egypt) and the Middle Ages.
Wajid khan gives an example, England and China." However. In reality, the power of many absolute monarchs needed to be completed. Because the king and queen had to keep an eye on the needs and desires of other powerful political parties, including the clergy and nobility. Over time, the absolute monarchy was replaced by a constitutional monarchy. In these monarchies, the royal family plays a symbolic and ceremonial role with little real power.
Instead, the executive and legislative branches of government (the prime minister and parliament in some countries) run the government, but the royal family continues to be admired and respected. Today, several countries have constitutional monarchies, including Denmark, England, Norway, Spain, and Sweden.
Federalism 101 (ver 3.1)
The document provides an overview of federalism and proposes adopting a federal system of government for the Philippines. Some key points:
- Federalism involves sharing powers between a central federal government and regional state governments. This contrasts with a unitary system where the central government holds most power.
- Most stable and progressive countries have federal systems. Federal countries tend to be less corrupt than unitary countries.
- Adopting federalism in the Philippines would decentralize power away from Metro Manila, establish new economic regions, and give states more autonomy over policies tailored to their needs. This could help address issues in Mindanao and incentivize development outside Manila.
- The proposal outlines how political power would be shared and
Different form of govt
There are several different forms of government discussed in the document. A theocracy is a system where priests rule in the name of a god or religion. Absolute monarchy is a form where a single monarch holds supreme power without legal restrictions. Parliamentary systems have the real executive power vested in a cabinet from the legislature. Constitutional monarchies have a ceremonial monarch as head of state while real political power rests with an elected head of government.
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- 3. 1. Absolute monarchy - the Monarch is both the Head of State and Head of Government, his power is not limited by a constitution or by the law. Current Absolute Monarchies are Bahrain, Brunei, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Swaziland. 2. Constitutional monarchy - the Monarch is the Head of State but not Head of Government, his power is limited by a constitution. Current Constitutional monarchies include the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Spain, Monaco, Thailand, Japan, Jordan and Morocco. 3. Diarchy - a form of Monarchy system when two individuals, rather than one, are Heads of State. Current diarchies include San Marino (the oldest diarchy in the world) and Andorra. 4. Elective monarchy - monarchy ruled by an elected rather than hereditary monarch. The manner of election, the nature of the candidacy and the electors vary from case to case. Current elective monarchies include the Holy See (Vatican), Cambodia and Malaysia. 5. Hereditary monarchy - hereditary monarchy is the most common type of monarchy; the Crown is passed from one member of the Royal Family to another, according to the country's succession laws. Nearly all of the contemporary monarchies are hereditary TYPES OF MONARCHY
- 4. Benefits of Monarchy Monarchy is a form of government where authority is placed on single individual and it is usually hereditary. This type of governance has been in place for a very long time and it was established during times of internal crisis or external threat since it provided more effective focus of power. Further down are other key benefits of monarchy. 1. Reduces cases of corruption The monarchy system of authority can help in the advancement of a country through doing away with official corruption. Any act of corruption by officials becomes a great offense against the monarch. The monarch cannot engage in any embezzlement because everything already belongs to her or him. ADVANTAGES OF MONARCHY
- 5. -The people have no voice in the politics of their country unless the monarch is a true man of the people The MONARCHdecides how much a person earns and who earns. So you may not exactly get a fair share of money. T DISADVANTAGES OF MONARCHY -If you have a lunatic in power your screwed
- 6. A monarchy is a state or nation in which power, sort of like governmental power, is held by one person. One person makes all of the decisions for the entire nation or state. HOW DOES IT WORKS The monarch has 2 main roles, one being official as head of state and the other unofficial as head of the nation. The monarch also has formal roles in relation to the devolved parliament and assemblies of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. In a monarchy, power is passed to the eldest child of the King or Queen.