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    abolition of the monarchy would be popular for some Over the past few years‚ the abolition of the monarchy has been questioned and the opposition against it has grown. Althought royalists might argue that monarchies bring political stability‚ respect for tradition and a sense of national pride‚ along with hordes of tourists‚ there are many people that defend that the monarchy should be abolished due to many reasons. One of the strongest arguments in favor of abolishing the monarchy is that many

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    The Rise of Monarchies

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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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    Cited: Shmoop Editorial Team. "Thomas Jefferson: vs. Alexander Hamilton" Shmoop.com. Shmoop University‚ Inc.‚ 11 Nov. 2008. Web. 19 Nov. 2012. http://www.shmoop.com/thomas-jefferson/vs-alexander-hamilton.html Kash. "Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson." Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson. N.p.‚ 2010. Web. 19 Nov. 2012.  http://mrkash.com/activities/hamiltonjefferson

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    Constitutional Monarchy

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    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

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    A Description of Monarchy

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    A monarchy is a form of government in which authority is actually embodied in a single individual (the monarch). When the monarchs has no or few legal restraints in state and political matters‚ it is called an absolute monarchy and is a form of autocracy. Cases in which the monarch’s discretion is formally limited (most common today) are called constitutional monarchies. Inhereditary monarchies‚ the office is passed through inheritance within a family group‚ whereas elective monarchies are selected

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    Down with the Monarchy!

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    Down with the Monarchy In today’s modern society‚ the monarchy supposedly plays a very important role. They sit in their castles and palaces‚ making important life changing decisions for others and help develop their country into something more. Is that not the role of a king or queen‚ to rule with an iron fist? Apparently not in Britain. Over the many years the monarchy’s role has changed extensively. From an overwhelming powerhouse that always has the last say‚ into a conservative party of

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    07 The Monarchy

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    Unit 07 The Monarchy Appearance The Monarchy in Britain illustrates the contradictory nature of the constitution. It is believed that the Queen has almost absolute power and all seems very undemocratic. Every years when the Parliament begins its activities‚ Queen Elizabeth II makes a speech in which she announces what “my government” will do along the year. So the government belongs to her instead to the people. It is very different from the situation in other countries like USA or Argentina‚ where

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    New Monarchies

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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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    Democracy vs. Martial Law

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    Philippines: Martial Law Regime or Democratic Country Before the Filipinos attained the democracy of their country‚ they first experienced the different kind of discipline the most of their leaders gave‚ the Martial Law regime. Martial Law (Batas Militar) refers to the period of Philippine history wherein Philippine Presidents and Heads of state declared a proclamation to control troublesome areas under the rule of the Military‚ and it is usually given when threatened by popular demonstrations

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    Though the pervasiveness of liberalism and democracy is readily apparent throughout those states that recognize the socioeconomic benefits stimulated by these ideals‚ there remains still a myriad of complex governing systems that seem to shirk the possibilities of this apotheosized ideology in favor of highly variable authoritarian manifestations. Yet this is not simply a case where one ideology may be chosen based on the particular needs and relative cultural norms of one society versus another

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