To avoid policies that would draw the U.S into international conflict.
Specific people who valued religion quite significantly played a role in this. I have studied this material so long ago that I cannot name those particular figures. Do some research and I'm sure you'll be able to find out for yourself.
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Another major similarities between the two systems is that both types of monarch are invested with certain powers, which he or she can use if they do wish. Absolute monarch can use this power without fear of Constitutional repercussions, where as parliamentary monarch cannot.