<u>Answer:</u>
<em>By the ruling monarchs.
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<u>Explanation:</u>
The term Absolute monarch refers to the ruler or the monarch that has a complete control and power. Hence, this kind of monarch is also responsible for determining the rights of the citizens’. On the other hand, the term “elected representatives” refers to a body that represents the people that have elected them who is to determine their (citizens’) rights in return. “By the citizens themselves” simply refers to direct democracy, where the people have direct votes. “By nobility” means, people who have higher ranks have more power.
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The Spanish signed a secret treaty with the French to return the Louisiana Territory to France.
First degree murder convictions typically draw the harshest sentences of any crime. As with the elements of the crime and defenses available, sentencing can vary from state to state. [ Possible sentences are outlined in state statutes, with courts deciding, sometimes within strict statutory guidelines, which sentence a convicted murderer will receive based on the facts determined in the case. ]
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