MONARCH

Question 1

What is absolute monarchy

Answer 1

Absolute monarchy is a form of government in which the head of state is in an inherited position with powers that are unlimited by an constitution or constitutional convention

Question 2

What is a constitutional monarchy

Answer 2

Constitutional monarchy is a form of government in which the head of state is in an inherited position with powers that are limited by an constitution or unwritten constitutional convention

Question 3

What is a constitution

Answer 3

• The rules which govern the governors
• It is a set fundamental laws / conventions which create and define the institutions of power within a nation
• It is this document that limits the powers of the government and the monarch.

Question 4

What is the governor general?

Answer 4

Representative of monarch in Australia. Established by Section 61.Excercising the executive power of the commonwealth which was formally vested in the monarch/king

Question 5

Who is the governor general?

Answer 5

David Hurley

Question 6

What is the powers of the monarch

Answer 6

• Royal power must only be exercised on advice of ministers who are responsible to the elected parliament. E.g. the Governor General appoints ministers on the recommendation of the PM
• The monarch always gives royal assent to laws passed by the parliament
• The parliamentary executive (PM and Cabinet) may exercise the royal prerogative powers of the monarch. Prerogative powers are those the executive can use without parliamentary approval e.g. going to war.

Question 7

What advices the governor general

Answer 7

Federal Executive Council (FEC or EXCO) was also established to advise the Governor General

Question 8

What is the constitution?

Answer 8

• The rules which govern the governors
• It is a set fundamental laws / conventions which create and define the institutions of power within a nation
• It is this document that limits the powers of the government and the monarch.

Question 9

What is federalism?

Answer 9

Federalism is the division of a nation’s sovereignty between one nation and two or more regional governments

Question 10

Example of absolute monarchy in modern world

Answer 10

Saudi Arabia, Brunei