The Founding Fathers were influenced by Montesquieu when making the constitution. Mostly because of his idea of the separation of powers.
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Answer: B. The ability to control the actions of others
<u>My work:</u> Your answer would be B. The ability to control the actions of others, because Authority is defined as; the power to give orders over another. Your answer could also be A. But to bring it down to one it would be B. Because Power that is recognized as legitimate would be The Army, government, principle would all be examples!
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