With respect to the third category, the Emperor was said to be a "living god" prior to WWII, and this held true not only within the confines of Shinto thought, but in the realm of politics as well, where the Emperor was also considered to be a kami.
3.については、日本において天皇のことを戦前は現人神と呼び、神道上の概念としてだけでなく、政治上においても神とされていたことが挙げられる。