Question

Absolute rulers claimed which of the following?
(1 point)

Responses
that they had absolute political authority

that all people had an absolute right to free speech

that there should be absolutely no restrictions on trade

that the right of the people to freedom of religion was absolute

Answer 1

That they had absolute political authority.

Absolute rulers (absolute monarchs) claimed ultimate, centralized political power (often justified by "divine right"), not universal free speech, unrestricted trade, or absolute religious freedom for the people.