In the dispute over the succession of James II, which of the following groups supported him in Parliament and advocated the right of hereditary kingship?

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The Tories were the group in Parliament that supported James II and advocated for the right of hereditary kingship. They were generally in favor of a strong monarchy and opposed the Whigs, who were more inclined towards parliamentary sovereignty and were skeptical of James II's Catholicism and absolutist tendencies.

In the Dispute Over the Succession of James II, Which