WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In a constitutional monarchy, the kings and queens have limited powers, defined by a written document. The monarch does not have unlimited powers. In an absolute monarchy, the king or queen has unlimited power.

Detailed explanation-2: -However, the monarch’s power is not absolute. Instead, the king’s or queen’s powers, rights, duties, and responsibilities in the political system are limited by constitutional rules and principles, statutory laws, court decisions, and even customary rules of political behavior.

Detailed explanation-3: -Britain became a constitutional monarchy under the Whigs. Other constitutional monarchies include Belgium, Cambodia, Jordan, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, and Thailand. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy McKenna.

Detailed explanation-4: -Magna Carta was issued in June 1215 and was the first document to put into writing the principle that the king and his government was not above the law. It sought to prevent the king from exploiting his power, and placed limits of royal authority by establishing law as a power in itself.

Detailed explanation-5: -In an absolute monarchy, the monarch rules with unlimited power. Absolute monarchy is less common today than constitutional monarchy. A constitutional, or limited, monarchy has an elected government that runs the country. In this case, the monarch has very little power.