Constitutional monarchy

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A constitutional monarchy is a system of government in which a written constitution declares the Head of State to be a monarch, or sovereign.

The Commonwealth of Australia came into existence in 1901 as a constitutional monarchy, with Queen Victoria as its Head of State.

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