Question

What was the divine right of kings

Answer 1

The divine right of kings, divine right, or God's mandate is a political and religious doctrine of royal and political legitimacy.

Answer 2

1. A direct democracy may allow a majority to dominate and silence a minority. This kind of problem can be remedied by providing all citizens with basic rights. Freedom of speech and freedom of religion are examples of basic rights.

2. In Europe, kings sometimes claimed that their power was from God. They ruled by divine right.

3. The Holocaust was the killing of millions of Jews and others during Hitler’s rule over Germany. Hitler ruled under a dictatorship.