In which of the following ways did new monarchs such as Queen Elizabeth of England move to centralize government authority in the 1500s and 1600s?
1) By strengthening the power of the monarchy and reducing the influence of the nobility
2) By implementing new tax systems to increase revenue for the government
3) By establishing centralized bureaucracies to administer the affairs of the state
4) By suppressing dissent and consolidating control over religious institutions