What is political absolutism?
A. The ability of the king to rule without any challenges to his authority
B. The necessity of shared governance between a king and parliament
C. The definition of a king's powers under an explicitly constructed contract or constitution
D. A king who is both head of the temporal and religious authority within his kingdom
E. None of these.
Answer: A
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