Separation of Powers
checks and balances
Charles-Louis Montesquieu was a French political thinker known for his theory of separation of powers.
Charles-Louis Montesquieu was a French political thinker known for his theory of separation of powers.
Montesquieu's most lasting contribution to government was the idea of separation of powers. Montesquieu was a French political philosopher.
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Montesquieu was a political philosopher who had the idea to take government power & divide it up amongst "departments" (branches) of the government.
Montesquieu was a French lawyer, a man of letters, and political philosopher. He is best known for his works on political theory, including "The Spirit of the Laws," which had a significant influence on the development of political thought during the Enlightenment.
Baron de Montesquieu
A lot of his political theory was put into actual practice in developing the US Government.
Montesquieu was a French lawyer, political philosopher, and man of letters. One of his well known theories is the meteorological climate theory which states that the climate may affect humans and their society.
Montesquieu's most lasting political thought was the anayisis of the government system of checks and balances.
Although the idea of having three branches of government has its roots in ancient Greece and the Roman Republic, the modern version is attributed to French Enlightenment political philosopher, Baron de Montesquieu. His writings on the concept were probably most influential on America's Founders.