👉 In political science and law, a preroyalty is a form of government in which the head of state or ruler exercises absolute power over their subjects. This principle was introduced by Alexander Hamilton in his Federalist papers, where he proposed that a constitutional monarchy would be replaced with a republic to ensure that the executive branch does not abuse its power. Preroyalties are often associated with monarchies and republics, but they can also refer to other types of government structures such as constitutional governments. In