Question

The framers of the constitution adopted montesquieu's notion of a "mixed regime" when they

a. adopted a federal rather than a unitary system.
b. gave the president the veto power.
c. balanced republican virtue and self-interest.
d. gave each of the branches a distinctly different constituency.

Answer 1

D. By having the three different branches selected in three different ways, the founders were mixing different government styles. This allowed "everyone" to feel as if they could influence government.