The correct answer is B) the powers of government should be divided.
<em>The idea that comes from the enlightenment and is reflected in the Constitution is that the powers of government should be divided.</em>
One of the most important ideas of the Enlightenment regarding politics is that the powers of government should be divided. Important intellectuals such as Thomas Hobbes and Voltaire considered that for a government to be of best service to its people, their powers should be divided between a judicial branch, a legislative branch, and an executive branch.
Matthew C. Perry was the Commodore of the U.S. Navy who compelled the opening of Japan to world trade in 1854, by forcing on the Japanese shogunate the treaty of Kanagawa. Because of his threats and show of force, Japan was pressured to allow trade with the United States through the establishment of a treaty called the Convention of Kanagawa.
Farmers began moving to California.