Complex sentence: The Free State was governed, until at least 1936, under a form of constitutional monarchy; the King had a number of nominal duties, including exercising the executive authority of the state, appointing the cabinet and promulgating the law.
Split into simpler sentences: The Free State was governed, until at least 1936, under a form of constitutional monarchy. Under the Free State's constitution the King had a number of nominal duties, including exercising the executive authority of the state, appointing the cabinet and promulgating the law.