WORLD HISTORY

EMERGENCE OF USA

HOW DID THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION INFLUENCE THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Constitution was inspired by ____
A
Voltaire
B
Rousseau
C
Montesquieu
D
John Locke
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -He conceived the idea of separating government authority into the three major branches: executive, legislative and judicial. This perspective significantly influenced the authors of the Constitution in establishing laws and division of duties, and also in the inclusion of provisions to preserve individual liberties.

Detailed explanation-2: -Montesquieu also had profound influences on the modern political world. His ideas helped to inspire the emphasis on individual rights that was seen in the Declaration of Independence of 1776, the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen of 1789, and the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1789.

Detailed explanation-3: -He believed that uniting these powers, as in the monarchy of Louis XIV, would lead to despotism. While Montesquieu’s separation of powers theory did not accurately describe the government of England, Americans later adopted it as the foundation of the U.S. Constitution.

Detailed explanation-4: -Philosopher who influenced the Founding Fathers and the Constitution. The Founding Fathers were heavily influenced by French philosopher Charles Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu when drafting the Constitution, most notably in connection with the separation of powers.

Detailed explanation-5: -In The Spirit of the laws, Montesquieu proposed the “theory of separation of powers". EXPLANATION: He advised that the division of powers is must in between the ‘legislative’, the ‘executive’, and the ‘judiciary system’ in France.

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