How do countries decide who’s in charge? E.B. goes to a medieval reenactment camp to see first-hand how medieval kings seized power and ruled with absolute authority. Kyla goes to Parliament Hill, where an MP and the Governor General help her understand how in a parliamentary monarchy, the monarch and elected officials share power. But it turns out that in a modern democracy, the real “boss” is the voter.

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