THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
THE AMERICAN ENLIGHTENMENT INTELLECTUAL AND SOCIAL REVOLUTION
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Absolute power in the executive branch
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Splitting power among three or more countries
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Dividing power among three branches of government
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Montesquieu went on to clarify the idea in his own words: “When the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person, or in the same body or magistrates, there can be no liberty. Again, there is no liberty if the judicial power is not separated from the legislative and executive powers.
Detailed explanation-2: -Montesquieu believed that a government that was elected by the people was the best form of government. He argued that the best government would be one in which power was balanced among three groups of officials-and idea he called “separation of powers.” His ideas became the basis for the United States Constitution.
Detailed explanation-3: -Why did Montesquieu favor a separation of powers? Montesquieu favored a separation of powers because the branches would create a system of check and balances, limiting the power of the other two branches and itself from being over-powered which would threaten people’s rights and cause tyranny.
Detailed explanation-4: -Notably, Montesquieu’s beliefs favored republics, since forms of government that concentrated power in one person or party are more likely to become corrupted. Consequently, Montesquieu preferred England’s form of government with three branches that could check each other over absolute monarchy.