However, in England, there was Parliament, which limited the power of monarchs. ... Charles raised taxes because he desired more money and power. ... The death of King Charles I showed people that absolute monarchs did not have as much power that people originally thought they had. ... The leader that rose to power was named Oliver Cromwell. ... After King Charles I was killed, England declared that there was not going to be another monarch ("Political Beliefs of the Roundheads and Cavaliers"). ...

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The Stuart monarchs believed they should be considered sovereign in the land, answerable only to God. ... When the King did not bow to the parliament's demands, he was beheaded and the Oliver Cromwell and the army became the power in the land. ... Parliament became increasingly important and the first political parties evolved. ... The Stuart monarchs did not believe in fair and free elections, which the Parliament considered the foundation of democracy. ... Today England has a democracy and a monarch. ...

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In reality a republic is a system of government without a monarch(a person that holds power by birthright). In a Monarchy ,the head of state is a hereditary monarch who symbolises the nation and has all constitutional and democratic authority. ... Some changes would have to be made to make Australia a republic , things like the head of state's power has to be defined, in some ways the laws and constitution have to be changed to accomodate the change to a republic for things like the power to dissolve parlament and the prime ministers power to expel the president under special circ...

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The political theorist Charles Louis Montesquieu was born in 1689 in France and was nobility by birth. ... People must honor the monarch and each other. ... In this way no one branch of government would have a large majority of power, as King Louis XIV was working on a tyranny. ... The power centers are the legislative (which consists of one large branch and a smaller, select branch), judicial, and executive. ... Montesquieu was influential in politics and laws and has shaped society today. ...

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The political theorist Charles Louis Montesquieu was born in 1689 in France and was nobility by birth. ... People must honor the monarch and each other. ... In this way no one branch of government would have a large majority of power, as King Louis XIV was working on a tyranny. ... The power centers are the legislative (which consists of one large branch and a smaller, select branch), judicial, and executive. ... Montesquieu was influential in politics and laws and has shaped society today. ...

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• Grade Level: High School