Popular vote is the amount of votes that exist nationwide and that can get cast during a voting process. In some countries it represents the number of electors while in some it represents the general population that has come of age and has voting rights. In history the number of voters was much lower since not everyone was a part of the popular vote.
It was<span> 240 years ago today that the </span>Articles<span> of </span>Confederation<span>, the first American constitution, </span>was<span> sent to the 13 states for consideration.</span>
This quote was stated by Baron de Montesquieu, a french philosopher. Montesquieu strongly opposed the aristocracy prevalent in France and condemned the corrupt practices conducted by them.
His contributions to political theory are still revered and studied by many scholars even today. He advocated natural human rights and was an eminent philosopher of the Enlightenment Period.
Montesquieu argued that when legislative and executive powers are given to the same person, he/she may become corrupt and tyrannical.
In this way, the common people would lose their basic rights and freedom because higher individuals with too much power become despotic and dictatorial.
