Plato believed all of the following would be true of the ideal state EXCEPT
A)men and women should receive the same education and have equal access to all occupations, including that of the philosopher-ruler.
B)the division of society should correspond to the three divisions of the soul: reason (rulers), spiritedness (soldiers), and desire (working population).
C)the government should have checks and balances and be divided into three branches.
D)only the "possessors of truth" would be allowed to rule.
E)rulers could not have property or families.

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Plato believed in a tripartite system of government, which included three branches that corresponded to the three parts of the soul. However, this idea was not fully developed in his works and may have been more fully developed by later philosophers such as Aristotle. Plato did not discuss the idea of checks and balances in his works, so it is unlikely that he advocated for this in his ideal state.

Plato Believed All of the Following Would Be True of the Ideal