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True or false?

James I believed in limited
monarchies and supported
Parliament
If false what is the correct statement.

User Inetknght
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Answer: False

James believed in the absolute power of the monarchy, and he had a rocky relationship with an increasingly vociferous and demanding Parliament. It would be a mistake to think of Parliament as a democratic institution, or the voice of the common citizen.

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User Forthewinwin
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Answer:

False

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James I believed that he owed his authority to God-given right, that the law(s) of, and in, "His" Kingdom were only an extension of his royal prerogative, and that Parliament was in essence a lower Court to him, its laws and opinions always subject to his oversight and review;

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