Constitutional monarchy

overthrew in France the monarchy and established a republic. This revolution swept across Europe and had a considerable impact on the rest of it. It engenders in its conquest an exercise in state making and responses were in majority positive for Europe’s intellectuals and politicians. Although some saw the arrival of this revolution movement with relief and excitement others did not. But what were the really impacts of this Revolution on the rest of Europe? In 1792, when the Monarchy was…

Before the Napoleonic Era, most governments were conservationist. However, many citizens sought to liberalize Europe in the 19th century. While conservatives were against the Enlightenment and even tried to suppress it in their countries, liberalism developed during the Enlightenment in response to the absolutist policies of monarchs in the 18th century, such as Louis XIV. The economically-powerful bourgeoisie had been excluded from the governing of their countries for centuries, but wanted…

Navigation Acts, a series of laws enforced by Britain on the colonists beginning in 1651. Post Seven-Years’ War, the Constitutional Convention in 1789, resulted in a different lifestyle for Americans. The Seven-Years’ War marked a significant turning point in America’s transition into an independent functioning country between the period of the Navigation Acts and the Constitutional Convention. The Navigation Acts started in 1651 and lasted for many years to come. At the time, Britain…

also on how the constitution was structured and formed by the beliefs of the “framers”. The framers where a group of founding father who intended to create a republic. Through out the book I learned how Alexander Hamilton and Governor Morris had a monarchy in their own way. The author provided powerful information where he mentions about going into a journey…

phase a series of reforms began to turn France into a constitutional monarchy. (Modern World History, ch. 8, sec. 2) Starting in 1792 people were dissatisfied with these reforms and sought to end the monarchy as a whole and install a republic. This new phase was sparked when Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette fled France to obtain safety. The king and the queen were captured and their move was seen as treasonous which in turn destroyed the monarchy. (Modern World History, ch. 8, sec. 2) Starting in…

final decider in extreme situations. This all was well planned as she knew if ever a civil war occurs and Manchus fall in danger, Longyu is submissive and will give up monarchy to save her tribe which Zaifeng would not have done. As she anticipated, same thing happened and Zaifeng approached Longyu and she did the same. She gave up monarchy to save Manchus. So Cixi in a way planned future too. Like said Bolman, L. G. & Deal, T. E. (2013), “Unless leaders can think flexibly and see organizations…

for self-governance, individual liberties, and national sovereignty, ultimately cementing its significance as a pivotal moment in history. The American Revolution was started by ideological shifts, that would challenge the traditional principles of monarchy…

Born from the Enlightenment of the 18th century and both the American and French Revolution liberalism became more significant in the Industrial Revolution largely adopted by the industrial middle class. This ideology being with the notion that people must be free from restraint as mush as possible. Economic Liberalism had as its main tenet the concept of Laissez-faire which means that the state should not interfere with the free play of natural economic forces, mostly supply and demand.…

A large population of Fance, the Third Estate, banded together and vowed to stay together untill a constitution was created. The oath enforces the idea of the peoples first verbal push for a constitutional government. With the King forcing the first and second estates to join, it is easy to see the idea of legislation that is later to come by the power the people are slowly gaining. They are also able to work together in later creating the August…

Kingship turns to tyranny when degenerated, aristocracy turns to oligarchy and democracy is known to be the perversion of constitutional government of many. It is said that democracy is the rule of the poor who work for the interests of the needy, Oligarchy is the rule of the rich where the rulers take their interests into considerations. Tyranny on the other hand is to prevent monarchy, so that every interest caters to the ruler. Hobbes- As per Hobbes, the nature of human beings is to disagree…