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How did Montesquieu's idea of the separation of powers influence the American Constitution?
It established a single executive leader.
It promoted the idea of a direct democracy.
It suggested that all powers should remain with the legislative body.
It led to the division of government into the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.
It established a single executive leader.
It promoted the idea of a direct democracy.
It suggested that all powers should remain with the legislative body.
It led to the division of government into the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.
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It led to the division of government into the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.
Montesquieu argued that separating powers among different branches would prevent tyranny; this idea shaped the U.S. Constitution’s system of separate branches with checks and balances.
Montesquieu argued that separating powers among different branches would prevent tyranny; this idea shaped the U.S. Constitution’s system of separate branches with checks and balances.