Read the speech james i made to parliament in 1609. 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. . [y]ou do not meddle with the main points of government; that is my craft . . to meddle with that were to lessen me. what argument was the king making?

a. kings should not believe in god, for they are gods themselves.
b. kings are god’s representatives on earth, and they should not be challenged.
c. kings should agree that it is parliament’s job to run the government.
d. kings need to be more respectful of parliament.

The correct answer is B. In the cited speech, King James I is arguing that kings are God's representatives on Earth, and they should not be challenged.

The speech that James I gave to the Parliament is framed in the theory of the divine right of the kings, an idea that reinforced the monarchical absolutisms, when establishing that the authority of a king to govern came from the will of the deity of the people who govern, and not of any temporal authority, not even of the will of his subjects or of any testament. Chosen by his deity, a monarch was only responsible before him, and he had only to answer for his actions before God.

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