Constitutional Monarchy, help!?

Question

what are the charactertics of a constitutional monarchy?

I dont know what it is.

Answer 1

A constitutional monarchy is a kingdom where Crown and Commons both agree that the Law is a higher authority than the sovereignty of the King. The King accepts limits to his authority and recognizes the claim of the Commons to rule in most or all aspects of governance.

In the United Kingdom, the King or Queen may advise, urge or warn the government through consultation with the Prime Minister, but may not compel him to do anything. From Magna Carta onwards, the powers of the King over the purse, the courts and the military were gradually transferred from the Crown to Parliament, the Ministry and the law courts.

Although the Ministry, Parliament and the courts operate "in the name of the Queen," it is understood that it is the will of the Queen that they exercise authority. That, in a very simplified form is how the Crown exists in the context of a constitution which binds all Britons.

Answer 2

A constitutional monarchy or limited monarchy is a form of government established under a constitutional system which acknowledges an elected or hereditary monarch as head of state. Most constitutional monarchies take on a parliamentary form, like the United Kingdom, Canada or Japan, where the monarch may be regarded as the head of state but the prime minister, whose power derives directly or indirectly from elections, is head of government.

A constitutional monarchy is a form of government in which a king or queen reigns with limits to their power along with a governing body (i.e. Parliament), giving rise to the modern adage "the Queen reigns but does not rule". In constitutional monarchies the position of monarch may be hereditary (e.g. The Netherlands), with a royal family. Or, more democratically, elected (e.g. in Malaysia, where the Paramount Ruler or Yang di-Pertuan Agong is elected to a five-year term).

In royal families, children and collateral relatives may have subordinate titles associated with conquered provinces, as when the heir to the British throne is called the "Prince of Wales." Constitutional monarchs, even when they have little power in government, generally play active roles in civil society, especially in not-for-profit enterprises, and play a symbolic role by representing the nation. Constitutional monarchs may also be the symbolic leaders of a nation's armed forces, and play a role in maintaining constitutional government in times of crises or change of administration. Furthermore, they discuss issues with the head of government frequently, and have large informal power.