Yang Du Constitutional Monarchy Thought Research

YangDu is a very important representative, advocated constitutional monarchy in the modern history of China.Experiencing of the late qing dynasty social transformations historical stage, YangDu adhere to constitutional monarchy system, and puts forward how to construct constitutional monarchy system of political ideas and political claims in the problem of China actually should choose which democratic political system. His advocate and practice has had a huge impact at that time China, in modern Chinese history left important a thought wealth. At the same time, he is also a very controversial and research value character.This paper mainly analyzes and discusses the causes of YangDu’s constitutional monarchy thought and main content, as well as similarities and differences with Western constitutional thought, and the status and role in the modern Chinese political thought. The text point to have:(one) Discussing the origins and causes of yangdu’s Constitutional Thought. The author thinks that the cause was mainly due to the driving of the social situation at that time, and the influence of Imperial broadcastingand personal experience.(two) The main contents of constitutional monarchy the thought:first, advocating constitutional monarchy system and ideology ultimate goal is to make the country prosperous and strong, not oppressed by the powers. second, the specific construction of the system is to establish the responsibility of the cabinet system, the organization of political parties convene Congress. To take the political system is to adhere to the constitutional monarchy, to abandon the republic。These constitute YangDu’s Constitutional Thought.(three) the thought of YangDu evaluation, YangDu thought of constitutional monarchy in modern Chinese history played an important role, also promoted the Chinese modern political thought the process of democracy, especially his responsibility cabinet system, to exploit the monarch constitutionalists ideology, adding the feasibility of constitutional monarchy, making it become a kind of more tealistic and feasible political protest. But, YangDu thoughts always could not get out the current historical limitations, For example, He believed that the claims of the heroes save the world, Enabling he to practice Yuan Shikai’s political views, Hongxian system failure is a true portrayal of his ideological limitations.