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After the Glorious Revolution, England became a constitutional monarchy when William and Mary recognized Parliament as their partner in governing. How does a constitutional monarchy differ from an absolute monarchy?
A) In an absolute monarchy, the ruler is elected by the people.
B) In a constitutional monarchy, laws limit the ruler's powers.
C) In a constitutional monarchy, the king takes power by force.
D) In an absolute monarchy, a Bill of Rights protects individual freedoms.

Answer 1

B) In a constitutional monarchy, laws limit the ruler's powers.
In a constitutional monarchy, the king is not the absolute ruler, and often it is either helped my a government or it serve only a veto function, where the rule is made by the government like in the UK. Moreover, the power of a king in a constitutional monarchy derives not from God - as in the absolute monarchy - but from law.
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A constitutional monarchy is different from an absolute monarchy because, in a constitutional monarchy, laws limit the ruler's powers. Moreover, in a constitutional monarchy, there is a constitution which explains and listed the rights of citizens and rulers alike, and the ruler has no authority over the life of people since a constitutional monarchy follows the principle of separation of power.