Which of the following represents the closest example of a constitutional monarchy?
1. The King writes up a constitution for his people in order to preserve the peace.
2. The King declares all his laws over the people through a written constitution.
3. The people use the constitution as a forum to express their grievances
4. The people of a country write up a consitution to limit the authority of the King.
I'm having a hard time answering this question because I dont really understand answer number 2. I think the answer might be 4?? Thanks for your help.
2007-12-14 07:14:01 · 3 answers · asked by Kristin 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
4. The people of a country writes a constitution to limit the authority of the king is a constitutional monarchy.
2007-12-14 07:19:08 · answer #1 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2007-12-14 15:21:04 · answer #2 · answered by tuberk768 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
4. in 2, the king actually keeps absolute authority because he can eliminate or modify that constitution.
The key is that in #4 the document LIMITS the power of the king.
2007-12-14 21:05:11 · answer #3 · answered by joseph b 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋