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What was the main idea of Baron de Montesquieu’s book The Spirit of Laws?

Government should be split into separate branches.
Citizens are born with certain natural rights.
Government enters into a social contract with its citizens.
Government should not force religion on its citizens.

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government should be split in three branches executive , legislative and judicial
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Answer:

  • Government should be split into separate branches.

Step-by-step explanation:

Montesquieu's work speaks to a lot of effort and time on his convictions in political Enlightenment thoughts. For instance, the possibility of detachment of the government to be divided into different branches to allot the ability to numerous fields limits political tyranny or despotism.

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