Question

"Read the quote by the Baron de Montesquieu from The Spirit of the Laws.

When the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person, or in the same body of magistrates, there can be no liberty; because apprehensions may arise, lest the same monarch or senate should enact tyrannical laws, to execute them in a tyrannical manner.

According to the quote, is lost if one person has too much power.

1. with more than one branch of power.
2. that has absolute rule over the people.
3. that separates church and state.
4. that can be overthrown if it becomes tyrannical."

Answer 1

According to the quote, freedom is lost if one person has too much power, that has absolute rule over the people.

Step-by-step explanation:

Baron de Montesquieu's quote from The Spirit of the Laws details how excessive power can lead to a man becoming more tyrannical. This speech implies that once a person gains too much power, or if power is confined in a single person, then there is loss of freedom or liberty and thus the emergence of a tyrannical system of authoritative rule. This monarchical yet tyrannical nature of the government where the "legislative and the executive powers are united in the same person" heralds the end of the liberty and the freedom of individuals. This system has absolute rule over the people, thus leading to a loss of freedom and the start of a tyrannical power structure.