What body of government ruled salem at the time of the trials? a monarchy ruled by a king and queen a theocracy ruled by the puritan church an oligarchy ruled by a native american confederation a dictatorship ruled by reverend hale?

The body of government that ruled salem at the time of the trials was: A theocracy ruled by the Puritan church.
Back then, the government still view religious entities as the true preacher of Truth. So, Religious entities such as theocracy ruled by the Puritan church was used to conduct the trials in their judiciary branch