Question

The ideas of Montesquieu, a French writer, influenced the Founding Fathers to create a government where no one person or part had too much power. Why did this idea appeal to the Founding Fathers? They had experienced the rule of a tyrant. They liked the way Louis XVI governed France. They wanted to make sure government was powerful. They believed Montesquieu's plan was the best.

Answer 1

The ideas of Montesquie, the French philosopher and writer, influenced the Founding Fathers to create a government where no one person or part had too much power because they had experienced the rule of a tyrant previously under the rule of a king as an imperial colony.