WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A system of government in which the head of state is a hereditary position and the king or queen has almost complete power, and rules with Divine Right
A
Enlightenment
B
Democracy
C
Absolute Monarchy
D
Dictatorship
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In an absolute monarchy, the king or queen is by no means limited and has absolute power, though a limited constitution may exist in some countries. These are often hereditary monarchies.

Detailed explanation-2: -The divine right theory holds that the state comes from a god and that rulers are descended from or chosen by a god. The social contract theory says people give power to the state so the state may preserve order and rights.

Detailed explanation-3: -Absolute Monarchy was a Government with a sovereign leader who came into power by marriage or offspring; they had complete control with no limitations from constitution or law. They were considered the head of state and head of Government.

Detailed explanation-4: -absolutism, the political doctrine and practice of unlimited centralized authority and absolute sovereignty, as vested especially in a monarch or dictator.

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