John Locke, Baron de Montesquieu, and other political theorists of the 1700s argued that the need for an executive power was fundamental and obvious. Which of the following is NOT one of the primary reasons that Locke and Montesquieu used to justify their arguments?

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None of the primary reasons given by Locke, Montesquieu, and other political theorists of the 1700s was that legislatures are inherently corrupt and incapable of ethical behavior. Rather, they argued that the need for an executive power was based on concerns about the effectiveness of legislatures in executing their own laws, the potential for conflicts of interest if legislatures enforced their own laws, the importance of separation of powers between the legislative and executive branches, and the need for perpetual execution to carry out the intent of laws.

John Locke, Baron De Montesquieu, and Other Political Theorists of the 1700s