Question

What accurately summarizes an idea of a French enlightenment philosopher Baron de Montesquieu

Answer 1

Government should be divided into three branches: executive, legislative, and judicial.

Step-by-step explanation:

Montesquieu argued that the power of government should be divided into three branches in his book of political philosophy entitled The Spirit of the Laws (1742) . These were the executive, the legislative, and the judicial.

Answer 2

Montesquieu main claim was that the separation of powers, i.e. the division of the government into three branches (executive, legislative and judicial) is necessary to avoid despotism.