Who rules a monarchy?

Answer 1

king or queen

Answer 2

Depends on the monarchy, in history or today. All the Western European monarchies are democratic constitutional monarchies where the monarch reigns but does not rule. The "ruling" is done by a parliament. The constitutional arrangements are different in each country.

In the United Kingdom the monarch has the right to be informed of legislation and formally approves it after passage in the parliament, whether or not he/she approves of it in fact. The monarch also "appoints" the ministers of various departments and the prime minister, after they have been selected by the ruling party in the House of Commons.

In the United Kingdom, the monarch is not permitted to enter the House of Commons. The last one to do so was Charles I and the Parliament separated him from his head, though not for that reason.

In the UK, the membership of the House of Lords is appointed by the monarch. I don't actually know who is eleigible, but the members usually include bishops of the Church of England, the
top aristocracy, and there are many "life peers" selected from among former members of the H of C, top businessmen, legal people and former military officers. While the House of Lords cannot stop legislation, especially "money bills" they can send them back to the H of C for review and amendment. A committee selected from the H o L is also the final court of appeal in all cases. This corresponds to the US Supreme Court.

The last monarch to have big political effect in the U.K was King Edward VII about 100 years ago when the House of Lords refused to pass a bill allowing for payment of members of the House of Commons. This bill would have allowed people who had no other income to be in the H of C. The King threatened that he would create more members of the House of Lords, who would be enough to pass the Bill. So the House of Lords passed it.

Answer 3

In a monarchy a king, queen, emperor, or empress rules. It is a king/queen in a kingdom and a emperor/empress in an empire. However, a constitutional monarchy, such as the one in Great Britain, also has a constitution and some democratic features. In Great Britain they have Parliament that truly runs the country. The people are represented by elected officials in Parliament. Queen Elizabeth and the royal family are just figureheads.

Answer 4

The monarch ( a hereditary king, queen, prince, grand duke, etc.), of course.

Unless you're referring to a constitutional monarchy, in which the monarch is commonly the head of state and performs ceremonial functions while governance of the country is vested in some form of an elected, representative body.

The United Kingdom is the most familiar example. HM Queen Elizabeth II ceremonially convenes Parliament, greets and entertains foreign heads of state, opens shopping malls, etc. while the mostly elected members of Parliament enact laws and run the government. Interestingly, Parliament technically runs the government in the Queen's name, but the Queen is barred, by law, from exercising any political authority.

Answer 5

A king or a queen. An empire, another form of monarchy, is ruled by an emperor or an empress.

Answer 6

God,

Elizabeth II D.G REG. F.D
Dei Gratia Regina Fidei Defensor -

'By the Grace of God, Queen Elizabeth the Second of the United Kingdom of Great Britain,Northern Ireland and the Commonwealth Realms, Defender of the Faith'

Answer 7

monarchy means one person is ruling, such as a king, queen, or emperor. the root mono means one.

this is as opposed to a democracy, in which everyone has an equal say (supposedly).

Answer 8

A monarch, which is either the King or Queen or their similar counterparts.

Answer 9

The Goverment.

Answer 10

King overall. if there is no king, Queen.