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"In its practical working from year to year, the Commonwealth is, and each State also continues to be as a State what it was as a colony, a Crowned Republic, i.e. a community monarchical in its form, but republican in its spirit and operation, and indeed more democratic than many republics are."

James Bryce

Ceremonial Monarchism (CerMon), also referred to as Crowned Republicanism (CrownRep), is a Non-Quadrant political ideology and the most common form of monarchism today. In a ceremonial monarchy, the monarchy is limited to only ceremonial functions (occasionally also emergency functions), while actually running the country is left up to someone else, usually, but not always, the parliament and the head of government.

At the end of Queen Victoria's reign, the British Monarchy's power diminished and became a ceremonial monarchy. Now the British Parliament and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and their equivalents in Commonwealth realms, do all the heavy work. All the ceremonial monarchies today are: Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Belgium, Belize, Cambodia, Canada, Denmark, Grenada, Jamaica, Japan, Lesotho, Luxembourg, Malaysia including the 9 Malay states with a monarch, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Solomon Islands, Spain, Sweden, Tuvalu and the United Kingdom, with Sweden and Japan constitutionally forbiting the monarchy from having any role in government.

The Australian Model refers to a political and economic framework that emerged in Australia during the 20th century, blending liberal democracy with pragmatic social and economic policies. Its development was influenced by historical federalist structures and the country’s position within the Anglo-Atlantic sphere, emphasizing Atlanticism and alignment with Western allies. The model sought to balance economic growth with social stability, producing a distinct form of economic rationalism combined with welfarism.

Central to the model is a federalist structure that distributes power between national and state governments, supporting parliamentarianism and representative institutions. It emphasizes liberal democracy, where civil liberties and political pluralism coexist with structured governance. In practice, the system has relied on mediacracy, with public opinion and media institutions exerting significant influence over political discourse, and paternalistic conservative liberalism, guiding policy with an emphasis on stability, moderation, and long-term planning.

Socially, the Australian Model promotes multiculturalism, integrating diverse communities into the civic and economic fabric while fostering national identity. Economically, it balances free-market principles with social intervention, sometimes categorized as right-social democracy, supporting both market efficiency and public welfare programs. The model has also expressed support for Green Liberalism, reflecting environmental considerations in policy design, and Zionism, demonstrating selective international alignment.

Overall, the Australian Model represents a pragmatic compromise between liberal ideals, economic rationality, and social protection, seeking to harmonize diverse societal needs while maintaining institutional stability. Its influence extends to contemporary policy debates in governance, social equity, and environmental management.

The British Model is a historical and contemporary framework for governance and social organization in the United Kingdom, rooted in a blend of monarchy, parliamentary traditions, and gradual social reform. Its origins trace back to the constitutional evolution of Britain, combining monarchical authority with a representative legislature, particularly the House of Lords, which anchors an aristocratic element in governance. Early forms of this system exhibited timocracy, emphasizing rule by the socially and economically privileged, before evolving toward broader constitutional structures.

Religiously, the British Model is intertwined with Anglican Theocracy, where the Church of England historically played a central role in state and social affairs. Politically, the system combines parliamentarianism with paternalistic conservatism, reflected in policies emphasizing social stability, incremental reform, and governance guided by elite oversight. This paternalism extended to public welfare, resulting in welfarism, while also integrating elements of progressive conservatism and one-nation conservatism, aiming to harmonize social cohesion with economic growth.

Economically, the model balances economic liberalism and later neoliberalism, fostering market-driven development alongside social safety nets. Governance often featured police statism, a regulatory apparatus to enforce law and maintain order, and monarcho-capitalism, blending dynastic authority with capitalist frameworks. The British Model also emphasizes Atlanticism, aligning the UK with Western powers, while promoting interculturalism and selective Zionism in foreign policy.

Devolution has been a significant feature of modern iterations, enabling regional governance within a federalized framework, reflecting devolutionism. The system relies on mediocracy, with media institutions shaping public discourse and political legitimacy. Overall, the British Model represents a unique synthesis of tradition, aristocratic influence, economic pragmatism, and social paternalism, maintaining continuity while adapting to evolving democratic and global pressures.

The Canadian Model is a governance and social framework shaped by both British parliamentary traditions and North American federalism. It operates under a constitutional monarchy, blending federalism with centralized oversight through the Crown, a hallmark of Crown Corporatism, which organizes governance around elite, state-linked institutions. Historically, the model evolved from social liberalism, balancing individual rights with public welfare.

Politically, the Canadian Model incorporates parliamentarianism, allowing elected representation alongside executive oversight. It exhibits a measure of illiberal democracy, with constraints on direct populist influence and strong institutional checks. The system also supports progressive feminism and social authoritarian progressivism, integrating egalitarian social policies with structured state authority. Economically and socially, it leans on state liberalism and the Third Way, combining market mechanisms with social welfare programs to create a moderated, pragmatic governance approach.

Cultural and identity policies emphasize multiculturalism, ensuring representation and support for diverse communities within a shared national framework. On foreign and symbolic policy, it maintains ties with Western political norms and promotes Zionism. Controversially, some aspects of historical infrastructure, labeled hyperbolically as Nazi Retirement Home, highlight the complex intersections of institutional conservatism and administrative legacy within certain social systems. Overall, the Canadian Model reflects a hybrid of liberal-democratic principles, state-managed social welfare, and pragmatic governance balancing regional diversity and national cohesion.

The Japanese Model refers to the post–World War II political and economic system that developed under American occupation and matured during Japan’s rapid economic growth. It blends constitutional monarchy with parliamentary governance, creating a structure often described as authoritarian liberal democracy, formally democratic, yet dominated for decades by a single political force. The long rule of the Liberal Democratic Party produced what scholars call a dominant-party system, sometimes labeled Jimintōism, after the party’s Japanese name.

At its core, the model combines parliamentarianism with monarcho-capitalism. The Emperor remains a symbolic head of state, while executive authority rests with elected officials. Politically, it reflects moderate conservatism and strong Japanese patriotism, reinforced by cultural Shintoism as a civil identity marker rather than a strict theocracy. Governance has often leaned into police statism in matters of public order and national security, though within constitutional limits. Decision-making power has historically skewed older, producing elements of gerontocracy in party leadership and bureaucracy.

Economically, the system fused Keynesianism with state-guided industrial policy during the high-growth decades. The Ministry-led coordination between government and industry encouraged export-driven development, while also fostering crony capitalism through tight ties between political elites and major corporations. Socially, Japan built a significant welfare apparatus with healthcare, pensions, employment protections, even as market competition intensified. In recent years, the country has projected a form of pink capitalism, promoting selective LGBTQ+ inclusion within a broadly conservative framework. Almost all large cities including Japanese media have a thriving LGBT culture without western intersectionality, Nichome and BL etc being the most famous due to Japan is much more into privacy and compartmentalisation than many other cultures.

Internationally, the Japanese Model is anchored in Atlanticism, particularly its security alliance with the United States. It is firmly anti-communist, historically positioned against both Juche ideology and Chinese Dengist governance, largely for strategic and geopolitical reasons rather than ideological crusading. Contemporary diplomacy also shows clear anti-Putinism, especially in response to territorial disputes and security tensions. At the same time, Japan experiments with capitalist transhumanism, investing heavily in robotics, AI, and longevity science as responses to demographic aging.

The result is a hybrid system: capitalist yet state-coordinated, democratic yet tightly managed, traditional yet technologically ambitious. It runs on stability, order, and it adapts to global pressure and domestic change.

The Spanish Model refers to the political system that emerged after the 1978 Constitution, following the death of Francisco Franco. It represents Spain’s transition from authoritarian rule to a constitutional parliamentary monarchy. This shift marked a decisive break from Francoism, which had centralized power, suppressed regional identities, and limited political pluralism. The new framework institutionalized Parliamentarianism, embedding executive authority within a legislature elected through proportional representation, while maintaining a constitutional monarch as head of state.

A defining feature of the Spanish Model is devolutionism. The 1978 Constitution created autonomous communities with significant powers over education, health, and regional governance. This was a direct response to historical tensions, particularly in Catalonia and the Basque Country. Instead of strict centralism, Spain adopted a quasi-federal structure decentralized, but still constitutionally unitary. The aim was national unity without erasing regional identity.

On the international stage, Spain firmly embraced Atlanticism, joining NATO in 1982 and aligning with Western European and transatlantic institutions. This was a major pivot from earlier isolation under Franco. At the same time, Spain integrated into the European project, reinforcing liberal-democratic norms and economic modernization.

Ideologically, the modern Spanish system often reflects progressive conservatism balancing market economics and European integration with welfare protections and social reforms. Political competition between parties like the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party and the People's Party has shaped this equilibrium, alternating between center-left and center-right governance without dismantling the constitutional structure.

Historically, Spain’s earlier phases included imperialism, when it governed vast overseas territories, and periods of republicanism, particularly during the First (1873–1874) and Second (1931–1939) Republics. Those republican experiments ended in instability and civil war, paving the way for Franco’s dictatorship. The contemporary Spanish Model is, in many ways, a negotiated settlement between those past extreme's monarchy and republic, centralism and autonomy, tradition and modernization.

• CerMon is usually seen with Mediacracy taking pictures of them.
• They are laughed at by their family members whenever they try to voice they opinion (if they even bother to say anything).
• They are very spoiled and can be seen pestering their parent to give them stuff.

Ceremonial Monarchism is symbolized by the purple version of the Cockade of France (The symbol of Republicanism).

1. Draw a ball,
2. Around the edge of the ball, draw a thick purple outline,
3. Draw a magenta circle in the centre,
4. Color the rest of the ball white,
5. Draw a crown on top (gold for the crown and red for the jewels),
6. Add the eyes, and you're done!

• Constitutional Monarchism - I like you, but why do you even need power, man?
• Queen Elizabeth II - You were a great influence upon me, Lizzie. Rest in peace, Queen!
• The Shogunate - He lets me dress like an emperor and have very nice things, but the Shogun is the one in control.
• Ittihadism - Mehmed V left the ruling to the CUP. WW1 and the Armenian genocide are not my problem, I just sit on a throne.
• Ustasism - Same with Tomislav II (at least until 1943). Again, WW2 and the Holocaust are not my problem either, he didn't even stay in Croatia.
• Parliamentarianism - I'll let you do your thing. Even if you f*** up.
• Apoliticism - I don't really care for politics. I just want to sit on a throne and have fancy things. Maybe I will hire you as my cook?

• Elective Monarchism - Elections? Nah.

•  Absolute Monarchism - He thinks I'm a lazy piece of sh!t but hey at least I'm not a TYRANT LIKE YOU!
• Jacobinism - Hey man, what are you doing with that guillotine & what do you mean you know what I've done!?
• Illegalism - Can you stop stealing my crown!?
• Meritocracy - But I don't wanna work! :(
• Showa Statism - Say hello to 1947 constitution. Although, Emperor Yoshiro from Red Alert 3, is pretty much a ceremonial monarch, since during in his free times, he loves to practice with his katana, cultivating his Bonsai trees and practicing traditional calligraphy as well.
• Presidentialism - Not only do you want a republic, but you also want the head of state to have power.
• Autocracy - Also wants the head of state to have actual power, and is not explicitly monarchist.

• Modern Democracies by James Bryce
• 1864 Constitution of Greece (Greek)
• 1947 Constitution of Japan

• Maybe a Ceremonial Monarchy Can Show the Way to a Less Powerful State by J.D. Tuccille

• Crowned Republic
• Monarchy of the United Kingdom

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