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The United States Constitution establishes three branches of government.

This system allows each branch to work within its own area of control while
still preventing any other branch from becoming too powerful.
This concept is an illustration of which Enlightenment philosopher's ideas?
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The ideas of Thomas Hobbes and John Locke about what makes a government successful inspired the current system of government in the United States today.

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