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In a constitutional monarchy, like in England, the monarch does not have much power at all, because there is a constitution. In an absolute monarchy, they have absolute power. In a constitutional monarchy, the power of the monarch is limited by some set of rules or document (e.g. a constitution), which sets out the powers given to the monarch. Other powers are given to other groups, commonly judges and a legislature. How much power is given to each group and the monarch varies widely, and is entirely up to the constitution of the country in question. In an absolute monarchy, the monarch is presumed to be God-(or other deity)-ordained, and rules with no limits on their power.
Just go to this question in answer.com "The pharaoh of ancient Egypt was an absolute monarch how does the power of such a ruler differ from that of a constitutional monarch like Queen Elizabeth of great Britain? "
Constitutional Monarchy.
Because the monarch has no real power and is just a figurehead.
a monarch
In an absolute monarchy, the king has complete power over society. In a constitutional monarchy, the king only has as much power as the constitution grants him. In some places, like Morocco, the constitutional monarch is very powerful, but not quite absolute. In some places like Britain, the constitutional monarch is so weak that it is practically an irrelevancy.
the power of absolute monarchs is unlimited
Within a monarchy, the royal family holds the power. Typically, the king and or queen.
It is a multiparty democracy under a constitutional monarch.
James II was a king (a person who inherited power through heredity) who was constrained by the laws of Parliament and the Magna Carta. This makes him a constitutional monarch. This is in contrast to an absolute monarch, who is a king who has no constraints on his power, and a constitutional president, who is a person who is voted into power by the population and has constraints on his power from other branches of government and historical political documents.
A constitutional monarchy is a form of constitutional government, where either an elected or hereditary monarch is the head of state, unlike in an absolute monarchy, wherein the king or the queen is the sole source of political power, as he or she is not legally bound by the constitution. The levels and types of power and authority held by the Monarch vary from case to case, as does the nature and guarantees of the constitution, of course. Most constitutional monarchies have a parliamentary system (such as Australia, Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, Denmark, Japan, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, United Kingdom) in which the monarch is the head of state, but a directly or indirectly elected prime minister is head of government. Although most contemporary constitutional monarchies are representative, constitutional democratic monarchies, they have co-existed with fascist and quasi-fascist constitutions (Italy, Spain) and with military dictatorships. There is no implication of shared power implicit in a constitutional monarchy. IN some cases, the constitutional monarch is essentially powerless and a figurehead, in others, the monarch enjoys -almost- unlimited power. The sole distinction in a constitutional monarchy is that the power of the monarch is predicated on constitutional empowerment and limitations.
The difference between absolute monarchy and constitutional monarchy is that in the absolute monarchy, the monarch holds the supreme or absolute powers, whereas in the constitutional monarchy, the head of state is a hereditary or elected monarch