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A government by religious law is

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A government by religious law is
  1. cryptocracy
  2. papyrocracy
  3. idiocracy
  4. theocracy

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: D - theocracy
A theocracy is a government that rules by religious law, usually through priests acting in the name of God. Cryptocracy, papyrocracy and idiocracy name other kinds of rule, none of them based on religious law.

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