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Louis XIV, the brilliant, despotic Sun King of late 17th & early 18th-Century France, summed it up with these words: "L'etat, c'est moi." ("I am the country"). In the age of absolute monarchy, the king was the court of final resort, the maker of laws, chief judge, jury and executioner, maker of internal and foreign policy, and generally considered to be destined by God to rule his particular country. Thomas Hobbes, in his 17th-Century defense of Absolute Monarchy, "Leviathan," preceded Le Roi's sentiments: "For the sovereign is the public soul, giving life and motion to the commonwealth; which [monarch] expiring, the members [of a society] are governed by it no more, than the carcase of a man, by his departed, though immortal, soul."*
*thanks to Neal Stephenson for providing that quotation in The System of the World (William Morrow, 2004)
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What is the role of the law in constitute monarchy?
the king makes the laws like in a absolute monarchy
What is the role of citizens in a absolute monarchy?
To obey and pay taxes.
What is the difference of an absolute monarchy and a constitutional monarchy like Queen Elizabeth?
In an absolute monarchy, there is no limit on the power of the ruler. A constitutional monarchy imposes certain limits on the ruler's power. In the UK, the monarch's role is largely ceremonial.
Was King Charles a monarchy or an absolute monarchy?
Absolute monarchy
What was the decision making role of citizens in counties that are absolute monarchies?
In a country with an absolute monarchy, the monarch makes all of the decisions. Therefore, citizens in a country ruled by absolute monarchy has no decision making power.
What type of government was there when Louis XIV ruled France?
Absolute Monarchy or Absolutism
The government of Saudi Arabia is an example of a/an?
Absolute Monarchy
What role does monarchy play?
now he is an offical absolute monarch.....with power to hire and fire and government
What role does religion play in an absolute monarchy?
what ever the monarch wants it to. Henry the viii is a good example.
What role does liechtenstein's monarchy plays?
now he is an offical absolute monarch.....with power to hire and fire and government
What is the main difference between absolute monarchy and constitutionalmonarchy?
The main difference between absolute monarchy and constitutional monarchy is that in an absolute monarchy, the monarch has absolute control and power, whereas, in a constitutional monarchy, the power of the monarch is limited by the constitution. Monarchy is a form of governance in which a single person acts as the head of state.
Which A statement comparing constitutional and absolute monarchies?
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
