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  Encyclopedia: Constitutional monarchy
Today, constitutional monarchy is almost always combined with representative democracy, and represents theories of sovereignty which place sovereignty in the hands of the people, and those that see a role for tradition in the theory of government.
Though the king or queen may be regarded as the head of state, it is the Prime Minister, whose power derives directly or indirectly from elections, who actually governs the country.
Absolutism is a government in which a king or queen rules with total power, in other words as a dictator.
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 Monarch - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
In a few cases a monarch is associated with a particular group (or nation) within a state, such as Te Arikinui Te Atairangikaahu of the Maori (the Maori Queen) and Osei Tutu II of the Ashanti.
(When there is need to distinguish between the two cases, terms like Queen regnant and Queen consort come in handy.) The converse is not true however: the husband of a Queen regnant is not automatically a King.
(This, cognatic primogeniture, was the rule that let Elizabeth II become Queen.) In 1980, Sweden became the first European monarchy to abolish this preference for males altogether, declaring equal primogeniture or full cognatic primogeniture, so that the eldest child of the monarch now ascends to the throne, be that child male or female.
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 Monarch -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Queen of (A country on the island of Jamaica; became independent of England in 1962; much poverty; the major industry is tourism) Jamaica
Queen of (A parliamentary democracy on the eastern half of the island of New Guinea) Papua New Guinea
Queen of (An island country in the central Windward Islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1979) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/mo/monarch.htm   (5979 words)

  
 Grenada
Grenada (the first “a” is a long vowel) is the most southerly of the Windward Islands, about 100 mi (161 km) from the Venezuelan coast.
Grenada - Grenada, independent state within the Commonwealth of Nations (1995 est.
Grenada: History - History From its sighting by Christopher Columbus in 1498 until French settlement began in 1650,...
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 Monarch Article, Monarch Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
In a few cases a monarch is associated with a particular group (or nation)within a state, such as Te Arikuini Te Atairangikaahu of the Maori (the Maori Queen) and Osei Tutu II of the Ashanti.
(When there is need to distinguish between the two cases, terms like Queen regnant and Queen consort come in handy.) Theconverse is not true however: the husband of a Queen regnant is not automatically a King.
(This, cognatic primogeniture, was therule that let Elizabeth II become Queen.) In 1980, Sweden became the firstEuropean monarchy to abolish this preference for males altogether, declaring equal primogeniture or full cognaticprimogeniture, so that the eldest child of the monarch now ascends to the throne, be that child male or female.
www.anoca.org /king/queen/monarch.html   (1196 words)

  
 Constitutional monarchy - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Though the king or queen may be regarded as the government's symbolic head, it is the Prime Minister, whose power derives directly or indirectly from elections, who actually governs the country.
Although current constitutional monarchies are mostly representative democracies, this has not always historically been the case.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Queen Elizabeth II)
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