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Consider the arguments for and against reform of the system of constitutional monarchy in the UK, and it's possible replacement by some other system.
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Public Law II Consider the arguments for and against reform of the system of constitutional monarchy in the UK, and it's possible replacement by some other system. A constitutional monarchy is a state headed by a sovereign who rules according to the constitution. At present the UK has an unwritten constitution; the framework of which is outlined by two Houses of Parliament and the sovereign, and surrounded by the law, which comprises of a combination of Acts of Parliament, Prerogatives and Common Law. The fact is that our monarchy has very limited power, thus, our constitutional monarchy can be described as a state which is headed by a sovereign who reigns but does not rule. There has been much debate about the monarchy, which suggests there may be a problem. The underlying question is whether the sovereign is merely part of the formal apparatus of government, and thus incapable of taking an independent...
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