England is a Republic or Monarchy?

Question

England is a Republic or Monarchy?

Answer 1

England is a Constitutional Monarchy where the Queen is Head of State and the elected Prime Minister is Head of the Government.

http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/page4675

says:

"The British monarchy is known as a constitutional monarchy. This means that, while The Queen is Head of State, the ability to make and pass legislation resides with an elected Parliament. Although the British Sovereign no longer has a political or executive role, he or she continues to play an important part in the life of the nation.

As Head of State, The Queen undertakes constitutional and representational duties which have developed over one thousand years of history. In addition to these State duties, The Queen has a less formal role as 'Head of Nation'. She acts as a focus for national identity, unity and pride; gives a sense of stability and continuity; officially recognises success and excellence; and supports the ideal of public and voluntary service."

"As a constitutional monarch, The Queen cannot make or pass legislation, and must remain politically neutral. On almost all matters The Queen acts on the advice of ministers.

However, the Sovereign retains an important political role as Head of State, formally appointing prime ministers, approving certain legislation and bestowing honours.

The Queen also has official roles to play in other organisations, such as the Armed Forces and the Church of England.

As a system of government, constitutional monarchy has many strengths. One is that it separates out the ceremonial and official duties of the Head of State from party politics.

Another is that it provides stability, continuity and a national focus, since the Head of State remains the same even as governments come and go. "

Answer 2

Britain is a Constitutional monarchy.  The Queen is the official head of state, but does not play an active role in the government of the country, though she does advise the Prime Minister.

We have a government which is elected democratically, by vote.  However, apart from being able to vote for members of parliment, the people have no say in what the government actually does once they are in power.  They can do whatever they like and we can't stop them. In this way we had the EU foisted on us, and decimisation, metrication, and other abominations.  If we were a real democracy we would have been able to vote about these things.

Answer 3

The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy and representative democracy. The people elect the members of the House of Commons. The leader of the largest political party in the Commons is asked by the monarch to form a government and become the Prime Minister.

The government is accountable to Parliament which is accountable to the people. The monarch is a purely ceremonial head of state and only becomes important if democracy is threatened. For example, if a tyrannical Prime Minister ever managed to get to power, the monarch would be the only one who could remove such a PM and call an election. This is what happened in Thailand after the 1981 coup, when the King stepped in to restore democracy. In a sense, the UK's unelected head of state is democracy's last line of defense.