The nature of our Constitution is that of a limited monarchy, wherein the supreme power is communicated and divided between Queen, Lords, and Commons, though the executive power and administration be wholly in the crown.
Burke describes the structure of the British government as a limited monarchy, highlighting the division of power among the monarchy, the Lords, and the Commons.
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