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What are the characteristics of an Absolute Monarchy?

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An absolute monarch:
- does not have to answer to another body (such as a parliament)
- rules by divine right, i.e. claims that God gave the monarch the power to rule
- controls all aspects of domestic and foreign policy
But may or may not have a bureaucracy to do some of the work

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