Question

The idea of separation of powers was taken from Montesquieu’s which was?

Answer 1

The idea of sepearation of powers was taken from Montesquieu's The Spirit of Laws and also from documents such as the Great Law of Peace of the Iroquois Confederacy.

Answer 2

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. Montesquieu took the view that the Roman Republic had powers separated so that no one could usurp complete power.