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Why is a constitutional monarchy considered a form of democracy?
The underlying assumption of this question, which is that constitutional monarchies are considered democracies by dint of being constitutional monarchies, is false. "Constitutional Monarchy" simply means that the power of the monarch (king) is limited by a constitution. This constitution can be enforced by some kind of oligarchy, aristocracy, or the common gentry. If the constitution is enforced by an oligarchy or aristocracy, the resulting state is not a democracy, whereas if it is enforced by the common gentry, it is democratic.Now, since almost all current constitutional monarchies are of this latter variety (monarchies with a constitution enforced by common people), people generally drop the intermediate step of separating non-democratic constitutional monarchies from democratic constitutional monarchies and refer to constitutional monarchies as a form of democracy.
Who encouraged the formation of American and French constitutional monarchies?
Why are you asking dozens and dozens of questions about constitutional monarchies? And why ask a stupid question like this one? France and US both kicked their monarchies out and then wrote a constitution. There has not been a constitutional monarch in either country.
Are Japan United Kingdom and Spain democratic countries?
Yes, all three are parliamentary constitutional monarchies and are considered 'democratic'.
What is a country in a monarchy?
There are three monarchies (constitutional monarchies) in Southeast Asia : Cambodia, Malaysia, and Thailand. Cambodia (Kampuchea) and Malaysia have monarchs elected from the royal families, while Thailand has a single heriditary ruling family.
What type of government is Europe today?
There are different types of governments in Europe. Some are monarchies, constitutional monarchies, and republics.
What were 2 constitutional monarchies of 17th century?
France and England?
What are some names of Caribbean countries with constitutional monarchies?
Jamaica
How are constitutional monarchies and absolute monarchies alike and different?
i don't know the way that they are alike, but the absolute the ruler can legally do whatever he/she wants, but as the constitutional, the ruler is bound by the constitution and it's laws.
What are the similarities absolute monarchy and constitutional monarchy?
The similarities between a monarchy and constitutional monarchy are that their are both monarchies.
What form of government did Britain and France have after the congress of Vienna?
Constitutional monarchies
What are some bad things about monarchy?
There is nothing bad about a Monarchy provided that it is a Constitutional Monarchy, ie, the country is run by democratically elected people and not the reigning monarch. All European monarchies are Constitutional Monarchies.
Is constitutional monarchy a unitary government?
A [constitutional] monarchy can be both a unitary and a federal form of government. There are contemporary [federal] constitutional monarchies in some countries (Malaysia, Bhutan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom), and unitary constitutional monarchies in others (Australia, Belize, Belgium, Solomon Islands). It is more of a technicality whether or not you can classify certain monarchies as unitary or federal in the modern day governmental system.
