Montesquieu's idea is that having three branches is the best, and he uses triangles as his example. His idea is also based on the checks and balances, so that not one branch wouldn't have to much power than the other.
Well I have the whole timeline but it says there is a bad word in it??
Answer:
In a Federal System of government, there is a strong central government which has the majority of the power.
In a Confederal System, the central government is quite weak and the entities that making up the confeseration, such as a states, are the ones with all the power.
The answer is really self explanatory. Rationing food allowed them to get through out the war without having to worry about the amount of food supply they had.