Question

How does the organization of the US government reflect the ideas of Enlightenment philosopher Baron de Montesquieu?

Answer 1

Answer:

The organization of the US government reflect the ideas of Enlightenment philosopher Baron de Montesquieu in the following way:

The government is divided in three branches

Explanation:

Baron Montesquieu was a French politician and philosophical thinker that believed the power of a nation or a country should be distributed to avoid centralization abuse of authority and corruption. His work "spirit of laws" inspired the founding fathers to create the united states constitution and the government design.

Answer 2

Montesquieu believed that the French should have separated their government's power into three different branches. Each branch would have equal power, but would have a different power to the other individual branches as well. This set up can be seen with the American government as it has the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.