Constitutional Monarchy
Constitutional Monarchy
With the development of the society, the people’s minds have changed. During these years, people discuss a topic about abolishing constitutional monarchy. As for this question, voters choose whether to keep the King or not at parliament every day. Constitutional monarchy is a kind of political institution in which the king is regarded as head of the state, but he does not have political rights. He nominates premier and the premier manages the government. There are many countries practicing constitutional monarchy, such as Japan, Thailand and Norway. In UK, this system has been practiced for 325years.
Nowadays, a large number of people think that the constitutional monarchy should be maintained. Monarch is the unification of the country and the symbol of national unity, maintaining the solidity of the Commonwealth. Monarch is also helpful consultant who stands for the national traditions and the continuation of public life. British bourgeois believe, with the help of the influence of the traditional culture in Britain, keeping a King with a variety of political and social function but without real power. First of all, as the head of state, the King reflects the historical continuity about British political system. For most of the British voters, the presence of the King means the continuation of country and political stability. Secondly, monarch bears the responsibilities of the national etiquettes, such as presiding over opening ceremony of the parliament, honorary peerages, meetings with foreign heads of state and accepting public servants’ swears. In U.K. government is willing to pay the cost of the royal household, but conditionally, the royal family often show up in public. Due to their unique symbol of status and spirit power, they could maintain and improve the existing social order, but they cannot transcend political authority. So some people say the King participation in the public welfare activities in the presence of his role
With the development of the society, the people’s minds have changed. During these years, people discuss a topic about abolishing constitutional monarchy. As for this question, voters choose whether to keep the King or not at parliament every day. Constitutional monarchy is a kind of political institution in which the king is regarded as head of the state, but he does not have political rights. He nominates premier and the premier manages the government. There are many countries practicing constitutional monarchy, such as Japan, Thailand and Norway. In UK, this system has been practiced for 325years.
Nowadays, a large number of people think that the constitutional monarchy should be maintained. Monarch is the unification of the country and the symbol of national unity, maintaining the solidity of the Commonwealth. Monarch is also helpful consultant who stands for the national traditions and the continuation of public life. British bourgeois believe, with the help of the influence of the traditional culture in Britain, keeping a King with a variety of political and social function but without real power. First of all, as the head of state, the King reflects the historical continuity about British political system. For most of the British voters, the presence of the King means the continuation of country and political stability. Secondly, monarch bears the responsibilities of the national etiquettes, such as presiding over opening ceremony of the parliament, honorary peerages, meetings with foreign heads of state and accepting public servants’ swears. In U.K. government is willing to pay the cost of the royal household, but conditionally, the royal family often show up in public. Due to their unique symbol of status and spirit power, they could maintain and improve the existing social order, but they cannot transcend political authority. So some people say the King participation in the public welfare activities in the presence of his role
References: 1. Michael Green and Michael Wilding (1970) Cultural policy in Great Britain： in consultation with Richard Hoggart 2. Workers ' Daily Internet Edition : Article Index : The Queen’s Jubilee: On the Monarchy ,Daily On Line Newspaper of the Revolutionary Communist Party of Britain (Marxist-Leninist) ,Year 2002 No. 104, June 1, 2002 3. Philip Norton(2010 p277) The crown