The Netherlands have been a constitutional monarchy since 1815, but is also a parliamentary democracy since 1845. They have a king witch is there national leader with no real political power. The king manly serves as representative head of state. He also nominates all the mayors in the Netherlands. The head of the government is the Prime Minister another national leader. The Netherlands have a cabinet like the U.S.A with 13 ministers including the Prime Minister Mark Rutte. They are the main governing body of the Netherlands. The military of the Netherlands are also like the U.S. with marine corps, air force, and a navy. The highest ranking officer in military forces is the Chief of the Netherlands Defense Staff who is usually a 4-star ranking officer.