WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Philosophes:Recommends govt. have three branches with “checks and balances”
A
Voltaire
B
Hobbes
C
Rousseau
D
Montesquieu
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Montesquieu concluded that the best form of government was one in which the legislative, executive, and judicial powers were separate and kept each other in check to prevent any branch from becoming too powerful. He believed that uniting these powers, as in the monarchy of Louis XIV, would lead to despotism.

Detailed explanation-2: -In The Spirit of the Laws, Montesquieu proposed a division of power within the government between the legislative, the executive and the judiciary.

Detailed explanation-3: -Baron de Montesquieu (1689-1755) is perhaps best known for his belief in the separation of governmental powers. Inspired by England’s Glorious Revolution and Constitutional Monarchy, Montesquieu believed that in an ideal state there are two types of governmental authority: the sovereign (King/President) and.

Detailed explanation-4: -“There is no greater tyranny than that which is perpetrated under the shield of the law and in the name of justice.”

Detailed explanation-5: –Montesquieu’s writings sparked the French Revolution by instilling a desire for liberty.-Before the French Revolution, Montesquieu existed. He was a nobleman who acted as a member of a local French legislature to shield citizens from the French King’s abuses.

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