<P> Appointment by the current monarch is another system, used in Jordan . It also was used in Imperial Russia; however, it was changed to semi-Salic soon, because the instability of the appointment system resulted in an age of palace revolutions . In this system, the monarch chooses the successor, who is always his relative . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Absolute monarchy Semi-constitutional monarchy Constitutional monarchy Commonwealth realms (constitutional monarchies in personal union) Subnational monarchies (traditional) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> Absolute monarchy Semi-constitutional monarchy Constitutional monarchy Commonwealth realms (constitutional monarchies in personal union) Subnational monarchies (traditional) </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Part of the Politics series </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Basic forms of government </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Power structure </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Separation </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Associated state </Li> <Li> Dominion </Li> <Li> Chiefdom </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Federalism </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Federation </Li> <Li> Confederation </Li> <Li> Devolution </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Integration </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Empire </Li> <Li> Hegemony </Li> <Li> Unitary state </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Administrative division </Th> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Power source </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Democracy power of many </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Direct </Li> <Li> Representative </Li> <Li> Liberal </Li> <Li> Social </Li> <Li> Demarchy </Li> <Li> others </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Oligarchy power of few </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Aristocracy </Li> <Li> Plutocracy </Li> <Li> Kraterocracy </Li> <Li> Stratocracy </Li> <Li> Timocracy </Li> <Li> Meritocracy </Li> <Li> Technocracy </Li> <Li> Geniocracy </Li> <Li> Noocracy </Li> <Li> Kritarchy </Li> <Li> Particracy </Li> <Li> Ergatocracy </Li> <Li> Netocracy </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Autocracy power of one </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Despotism </Li> <Li> Dictatorship </Li> <Li> Military dictatorship </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Others </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Anocracy </Li> <Li> Anarchy </Li> <Li> Theocracy </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Power ideology </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Monarchy vs. republic socio - political ideologies </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Absolute </Li> <Li> Legalist </Li> <Li> Constitutional </Li> <Li> Parliamentary </Li> <Li> Directorial </Li> <Li> Semi-presidential </Li> <Li> Presidential </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Authoritarian vs. libertarian socio - economic ideologies </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Tribalism </Li> <Li> Despotism </Li> <Li> Feudalism </Li> <Li> Colonialism </Li> <Li> Distributism </Li> <Li> Anarchism </Li> <Li> Socialism </Li> <Li> Communism </Li> <Li> Totalitarianism </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Global vs. local geo - cultural ideologies </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Commune </Li> <Li> City - state </Li> <Li> National government </Li> <Li> Intergovernmental organisation </Li> <Li> World government </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Politics portal </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table>

Who had the power to rule for monarchy