The modern notion of government divided into branches was most clearly articulated by
A) Hobbes.
B) Locke.
C) Montesquieu.
D) Rousseau.
E) Leszczy ski.

Question

The modern notion of government divided into branches was most clearly articulated by
A) Hobbes. 
B) Locke. 
C) Montesquieu. 
D) Rousseau. 
E) Leszczy ski.

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Montesquieu is widely considered the philosopher who most clearly articulated the idea of separation of powers, or three branches of government (executive, legislative, and judicial) in his work "The Spirit of the Laws."

The Modern Notion of Government Divided into Branches Was Most