Question

Which of the enlightenment thinkers would agree with the idea that government powers should be divided into three branches

Answer 1

The correct answer is Baron de Montesquieu.

Montesquieu was a philosophy that wrote during the Enlightenment period in World history. He believed that having a government which the powers were divided between different branches would result in less corruption. Along with this, he felt that this type of system would prevent on individual from gaining too much power. Montesquieu complimented the English for their system of checks and balances which consisted of a King, parliament, and a court system. The United States would go on to create a system similar to this when the US Constitution was developed.

Answer 2

The correct answer is: "MONTESQUIEU".

The division of powers was a principle derived by Baron de Montesquieu during the Enlightenment era, which brought reason and the scientific mehood in opossition to religious dogmatism and to the old regime structures.

The principle of division of powers states that the power of the state should be divided in independent three branches:

• Legislative: in charge of enacting legislation
• Executive: in charge of enforcing the law
• Judiciary:   which supervises and amends the legislation

Moreover, a system of checks should be developed so ensure a balance between the three branches. Each branch should supervise the other two, so that none of them gathers enough power as to overrule the others.