The monarchy

by: salome vega sandino, Thomas carpintero Grajales y

samuel Andrés Quijano Gutiérrez
 ¿what is monarchy’?
• Monarchy, political system based upon the undivided sovereignty or rule of a single person. The term
applies to states in which supreme authority is vested in the monarch, an individual ruler who functions
as the head of state and who achieves his position through heredity. Succession usually passes from
father to son or follows other arrangements within the family or the monarchical dynasty.
• A monarchy is a form of government in which a group, generally a family representing a dynasty,
embodies the country's national identity and its head, the monarch, exercises the role of sovereignty.
The actual power of the monarch may vary from purely symbolic (crowned republic), to partial and
restricted (constitutional monarchy), to completely autocratic (absolute monarchy). Traditionally the
monarch's post is inherited and lasts until death or abdication. In contrast, elective monarchies require
the monarch to be elected. Both types have further variations as there are widely divergent structures
and traditions defining monarchy.
 Monarchies Around the World

One of the popular monarchs is Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Aside from
being the monarch of the UK, her majesty is also the Monarch of
several other Commonwealth realms. The realms include Saint Vincent
and the Grenadines, Tuvalu, The Bahamas, Papua New Guinea, Belize,
Barbados, Canada, Antigua and Barbuda, Federation of Saint Kitts and
Nevis, Australia, Jamaica, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Solomon Islands, and
New Zealand. All these states are governed constitutionally with
hereditary succession.
 queens and kings in the world
• Francisco.
• Isabel II, reina del Reino Unido.
• Harald V, rey de Noruega.
• Margarita II, reina de Dinamarca.
• Juan Adán II, príncipe soberano de Liechtenstein.
• Luis, príncipe regente de Liechtenstein.
• Carlos XVI Gustavo, rey de Suecia.
• Enrique, gran duque de Luxemburgo.
 Some Countries with a Monarchy

1 Andora 10 Brunei

2 Antigua and Barbuda 11 Cambodia

3 Australia 12 Canada

4 Bahamas 13 Denmark

5 Bahrain 14 Grenada

6 Barbados 15 Jamaica

7 Belgium 16 Japan

8 Belize 17 Jordan

9 Bhutan 18 Kuwait