estimated cost of £202 million a year the British monarchy is the most expensive in Europe and is more than double the cost of the Dutch monarchy. £202.4 million is equivalent to the cost of 9‚560 nurses‚ 8‚200 police officers and more than the total annual Ministry of Defence spending on food (Royal Finances‚ 2012). What we really have to question is‚ is it worth it? What do we‚ as British citizens‚ gain from paying for such an expensive monarchy when the money could be spent on nursing‚ policing
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New Monarchies Essay A new monarchy brings power to the royal family. It does this in many ways. A new monarchy reduces the power of nobility‚ and confiscates land from the nobles that are on "their" land. They also impose taxes and tariffs on whatever they want. A new monarchy will also create standing armies and hire mercenaries to protect their land and to grow their empire. Basically a new monarchy wants to bring money‚ power‚ and control to the royal family that is in rule. An example
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New Monarchies‚ which were very powerful centralized governments with unified inhabitants‚ start emerging in the mid-15th century. Factors responsible for this advance were the vast demographic and economic growth. Before these New Monarchies were formed there were many changes the new monarchs had to make: including weakening powerful rivals‚ increasing revenue‚ unifying the country‚ and strengthening the power of the king and his bureaucracy. Three countries successful in strengthening themselves
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The Japanese monarchy is one of the oldest monarchies in the world‚ and as of today it is a constitutional monarchy. In modern-day Japan‚ the monarchy is‚ according to the constitution of Japan‚ ‘a symbol of the state and unity of the people’. Unlike China‚ Japan‚ at least officially‚ has had only one dynasty since the beginning of time (Beasley‚ 1999). There is a pattern followed in China’s where each dynasty has a stage of empire building‚ a stage of power or glory‚ and finally‚ a stage of decline
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earliest civilizations were absolute monarchies‚ but today they seem to have disappeared. In an absolute monarchy‚ the ruler‚ or king‚ can do as they want‚ while the people have to follow all orders the king gives. The subjects‚ or people being ruled‚ in an absolute monarchy usually fear punishments from their leader. Leaders in an absolute monarchy have all the power‚ while the people have none. A Leader’s Capabilities A leader can do as they please in a monarchy. According to the Newsela article
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Advantages of Monarchy Patriotism: Monarchs‚ by their very nature‚ are more patriotic than either Prime Ministers or Presidents. They hold great affection for their respective countries: a Prime Minister or President may be at the same post in other countries but Monarchs never have this conflict of interest. So‚ fundamentally‚ it is in the interest of any monarch to work towards greater patriotism. Every monarch makes a considerable contribution in the building of his or her nation. One who contributes
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More attention needs to be on the part that Monarchies have played regarding the evolution of Canadian democracy. Many Canadians tend to forget the importance of the Crown‚ though they are not to blame as it is a subject hardly heard of or spoken about in school curricula and media outlets. For five centuries‚ the Crown has been a symbol of strength in Canada. With an extremely stable and responsible government‚ the Crown’s involvement is disregarded and forgotten. According to many polls‚ majority
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Democratic Government and Monarchy The types of system of government Democracy and Monarchy are different from each other. The actual founder of the modern democracy was John Locke‚ who argued with Thomas Hobbes‚ the one who believed that one person king or queen should rule. Government has been an issue throughout time. Many different governments have been established‚ demolished and replaced over the time‚ but the question is which one is better? In democracy they give the people more freedom
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Essay # 1 The question of monarchy versus republic is mostly discussed from a highly emotional rather than a rational point of view. A few undignified occupants of royal thrones are enumerated‚ and are then presented as examples of monarchy as such. The defenders of monarchy are no better. They point to corrupt professional politicians‚ of whom there exist a sufficient number‚ and claim that this is the necessary consequence of a republican constitution. Neither is a rational argument. There have
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The monarchy of the United Kingdom (commonly referred to as the British monarchy) is the constitutional monarchy of the United Kingdom and its overseas territories. The present monarch‚ Elizabeth II‚ has reigned since 6 February 1952. She and her immediate family undertake various official‚ ceremonial and representational duties. As a constitutional monarch‚ the Queen is limited to non-partisan functions such as bestowing honours. Though the ultimate executive authority over the government of the
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