Constitutional monarchy

Hobbes wanted an absolute monarchy, he believed that people were wicked, selfish, and cruel and that they would act on behalf of their best interests, basically that the humans only think in our self’s, “Every man for every man” Hobbes said. But in the other side we have John Locke that he basically wanted a democracy, he said that since we were born we have certain inalienable rights, that are: life, liberty and the right to own property, he also believed that the people were by nature good and…

In John Locke’s Second Treatise on Civil Government, he argues for his vision of society that has a small and restrained consent-driven government that respects the rights of its inhabitants. Locke might be best known for his unbounding aspirations of productivity and theory of a government being based on the consent of the governed, yet one of his most intriguing theories revolve around when citizens can rise up and dissolve a government. This is an essential theme of the treatise, and Locke…

populated. They both wanted to create and stabilize a Government. The two most important political developments were the Parliament Monarchy and Absolute Monarchy. In this short essay, I will talk about France and England, talk about the two different political models and also what the conditions were like under them. The first Political Model was Parliamentary Monarchy. Parliament is a type of government where there is a group of people that is selected to take charge. Parliament was in charge…

Government Saint Lucia is representative democracy that is a commonwealth realm with Queen Elizabeth II as the monarch. The parliament is divided into two houses, including the House of Assembly elected by universal adults with political election voting rights and the Senate that includes members assigned with the advice of the prime minister, the opposition leader in the House, and the governor-general. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II as of February 6 of 1953, represented by Governor…

France has a long history of problems, wars, and conflict that have led the country through many regimes including: monarch, empress, republics. To start off I will discuss the French Monarchy and how the end of the Monarch was a direct result of the French revolution. During the 18th century the French government, or King Louis XVI, tried to raise taxes as a direct result of war and court life costs. The French citizens did not like this and thus they revolted which leads to the French…

Thomas Hobbes wrote Leviathan during the English Civil War, promoting the necessity of sovereignty in order to achieve a functional society. With the influence of Francis Bacon and Niccolò Machiavelli, Hobbes presented his theories through empiricism and the social dynamics of power. Hobbes’ philosophy is a denial of classical teachings and the acceptance of science or the new age of reason. Hobbes devotes chapters in the Leviathan to even explicitly go against traditional Aristotle teachings.…

For years the king ruled with an iron fist, so the colonist decided to fight back and break apart from his strict ruling over England. Now that we have established America, a government was then formed. The government then created the Article of Confederation, but it failed quickly. The colonist then gathered together to make the constitution. Before the constitution was ever completed it was quickly ridiculed by the anti-federalist. The anti-federalist wanted a Bill of Rights added to the…

Thomas Paine claims in Common Sense in that the most powerful argument for Independence from Great Britain is, only a government that is located on the continent can maintain peace. His most important reason for this conclusion is that internal revolt is likely to continue to occur, and that this fate is far worse than war with Great Britain. The argument will be analysed through the five major pieces of inductive evidence Paine uses; First, those who have been harmed by Great Britain are many,…

William III, most rulers in England ruled in an absolute monarchy. In this system of government, these rulers believed by the Divine Right of Kings, a belief that the ruler can only be judged by God. Also before the Glorious Revolution, most rulers had some struggles with Parliament and spent some of their time fighting with their parliament. After the Glorious Revolution, the rulers ruled in a system of government known as a Parliamentary Monarchy where monarchs ruled with the assistance of…

Why Donald Trump becoming Prime Minister of New Zealand will make New Zealand Great. DISCLAIMER: This is satire, not real, a joke. Whilst the National Party has upheld the prosperity and status of New Zealand, they have not managed to make New Zealand the country is once was. All countries aim to be the best they can be, if not the best in the world. The only way New Zealand can achieve greatness is if Donald Trump becomes the new Prime Minister. Not only is Donald Trump a lobbyist for the…