Question

The state of monarchy is the supremest thing upon earth, for kings are not only god's lieutenants upon earth, and sit upon god's throne, but even by god himself they are called gods. . . . you do not meddle with the main points of government; that is my craft . . . to meddle with that were to lessen me. —"speeches to parliament," james i, 1609 what argument is james making in this speech? kings should not believe in god, for they are gods themselves. kings are god’s representatives on earth and should not be challenged. kings should respect parliament’s role in government. kings should not meddle in the affairs of government; that is parliament’s job.

Answer 1

"In the speech, King James I is arguing that kings are God's representatives on earth and should not be challenged. "

"King James I was the king of Scotland and the first Stuart king of England in the 17th century. He called himself the ‘king of Great Britain’, and strongly argued for royal absolutism, against the growing influence of Parliament."

"In the speech reproduced here, he harkened back to the idea of the divine right of kings, as being deputed by God to rule the earth. He also compared kings to heads of families, or the Parens patriae - the political father of his people. "

"He argued that to disobey the will of the king amounts to blasphemy, as well as sedition. He made an accompanying promise that despite this his absolute powers, he would be willing to give justification for his every act, and adhere to the laws that he himself propounds. "

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Answer 2

Answer: B is the answer!