Question

Which philosopher argued that government powers should be separated into three branches: the judicial, the legislative, and the executive?

a) jean-jacques rousseau
b) thomas hobbes
c) charles-louis de montesquieu

Answer 1

C) charles-louis de montesquieu

Answer 2

c

Explanation

In The Spirit of the Laws (1748), Montesquieu described the various forms of distribution of political power among a legislature, an executive, and a judiciary.