Head of state is hereditary position King/emperor/duke Job is to take care of people, protect the kingdom, final judge between people Constitutional monarch must obey the laws like any other citizen ORGANIZATION: LEADERSHIP King Henry VIII – Tudor dynasty Queen Elizabeth II – House of Windsor
To pay taxes (support the country) To obey the king In a constitutional monarchy, the people elect representatives to run the government ORGANIZATION: PEOPLE
Support the monarch Protect the king and kingdom The ruler is the commander of the military ORGANIZATION: MILITARY King of Tonga Alexander, Emperor of Greece
Absolute monarchy - ruler makes all decisions Constitutional monarchy – ruler is a symbol but has almost no power Voters elect a legislature to make decisions FUNCTION Current emperor of Japan Louis XIV of France crowning his grandson the king of Spain
MONARCHY SECONDARY SOURCE Argument: Nero was a Monarch Read through the following description of Emperor Nero and find 3 FACTS that support the argument Explain how each fact supports the argument
HOBBES AND LOCKE CONNECTION Explain whether or not Hobbes would like this form of government and why Explain weather or not Locke would like this form of government and why
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Explain the organization and function of a Monarchy.