Montesquieu

Title: Montesquieu
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Montesquieu
Montesquieu: The Separation of Powers The separation of powers among government is an essential part of running a government. Separation of powers is the idea of dividing power among the three branches of government, the executive, legislative, and judicial branches. Separation of powers gives the three branches of governments, each different power. The purpose in giving each branch different powers is to form a system of checks and balances. The essence of separation of powers …showed first 75 words of 1759 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1759 total…that separation of powers is an essential part in our government today and that we need the separation to keep our government from becoming a tyrant and it will also give us individual rights and freedom. If I were to go back in time and help write the constitution, I would separate the powers into different branches, as the forefathers of our nation have done; with out separation government is chaotic and could become tyrant.

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