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) Four statements by American writers.

The first reads, We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.


The second reads, Representatives and direct Taxes shall...be determined by adding to the whole Number of free Persons, including those bound to Service for a Term of Years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three fifths of all other Persons.


The third reads, Where the whole power of one department is exercised by the same hands which possess the whole power of another department, the fundamental principles of a free constitution are subverted.


The fourth reads, You are not to inquire how your trade may be increased, nor how you are to become a great and powerful people, but how your liberties can be secured; for liberty ought to be the direct end of your government.



Which statement best reflects Montesquieu's idea of the separation of powers?


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Answer 1

number 3

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Answer 2

3. The third reads, Where the whole power of one department is exercised by the same hands which possess the whole power of another department, the fundamental principles of a free constitution are subverted.

Step-by-step explanation:

On his treatise on political theory: The Spirit of the Laws (1748), Baron de Montesquieu developed the idea that the government power had to be partitioned into three different branches: the legislative, the judicial, and the executive, which had to rule under the law and check the other's powers. He believed that a model of government in which all power was held by one person or one body would be a threat to people's liberty and other fundamental principles, and would also promote abuses of power.