French politicalphilosopher whowas known for histheory on theseparation ofpowers.Republic,Monarchy,Despotism.1748.One personwould gain toomuch powerand lead to atyrannicaldespotism.JohnLocke.Interpret laws, decide ifproposed laws areconstitutional, takeinformation from otherbranches are translateit to the public, disputecases.Three politicalregimes, threebranches ofgovernment, checksand balances,importance ofseparation of powers.Suitable forlargepopulations,Absolute powercontrolled byone person.Suitable formoderate sizedpopulations, aKing is in ruleand has varyinglevels of power.About20years.TheSpirit ofLaw.Create laws,controls taxes,relies on otherbranches tofinalizeproposed laws.Figuring outhow toprotectpoliticalliberty.A philosophicalmovement thatmoved away fromreligious ideasand focused moreon rationality.Legislature,Executive,Judicial.By each branch havingits own way to “check”each other, such as thejudicial branch makingsure a proposedlegislative law followsthe constitution.For smallpopulations,stategoverned bythe citizens.No singlebranch ofgovernmenthas too muchpower.The Framers usedthe ideas ofchecks andbalances, andhaving threebranches ofgovernment.Controversialand successful,condemnationfrom catholicchurches in1751."A tranquility ofmind arisingfrom theopinion eachperson has ofhis safety."ThePersianLetters.Checksandbalances.Enforce laws,have a head ofstate, power toveto lawscreated by thelegislature.French politicalphilosopher whowas known for histheory on theseparation ofpowers.Republic,Monarchy,Despotism.1748.One personwould gain toomuch powerand lead to atyrannicaldespotism.JohnLocke.Interpret laws, decide ifproposed laws areconstitutional, takeinformation from otherbranches are translateit to the public, disputecases.Three politicalregimes, threebranches ofgovernment, checksand balances,importance ofseparation of powers.Suitable forlargepopulations,Absolute powercontrolled byone person.Suitable formoderate sizedpopulations, aKing is in ruleand has varyinglevels of power.About20years.TheSpirit ofLaw.Create laws,controls taxes,relies on otherbranches tofinalizeproposed laws.Figuring outhow toprotectpoliticalliberty.A philosophicalmovement thatmoved away fromreligious ideasand focused moreon rationality.Legislature,Executive,Judicial.By each branch havingits own way to “check”each other, such as thejudicial branch makingsure a proposedlegislative law followsthe constitution.For smallpopulations,stategoverned bythe citizens.No singlebranch ofgovernmenthas too muchpower.The Framers usedthe ideas ofchecks andbalances, andhaving threebranches ofgovernment.Controversialand successful,condemnationfrom catholicchurches in1751."A tranquility ofmind arisingfrom theopinion eachperson has ofhis safety."ThePersianLetters.Checksandbalances.Enforce laws,have a head ofstate, power toveto lawscreated by thelegislature.

Montesquieu's Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. French political philosopher who was known for his theory on the separation of powers.
  2. Republic, Monarchy, Despotism.
  3. 1748.
  4. One person would gain too much power and lead to a tyrannical despotism.
  5. John Locke.
  6. Interpret laws, decide if proposed laws are constitutional, take information from other branches are translate it to the public, dispute cases.
  7. Three political regimes, three branches of government, checks and balances, importance of separation of powers.
  8. Suitable for large populations, Absolute power controlled by one person.
  9. Suitable for moderate sized populations, a King is in rule and has varying levels of power.
  10. About 20 years.
  11. The Spirit of Law.
  12. Create laws, controls taxes, relies on other branches to finalize proposed laws.
  13. Figuring out how to protect political liberty.
  14. A philosophical movement that moved away from religious ideas and focused more on rationality.
  15. Legislature, Executive, Judicial.
  16. By each branch having its own way to “check” each other, such as the judicial branch making sure a proposed legislative law follows the constitution.
  17. For small populations, state governed by the citizens.
  18. No single branch of government has too much power.
  19. The Framers used the ideas of checks and balances, and having three branches of government.
  20. Controversial and successful, condemnation from catholic churches in 1751.
  21. "A tranquility of mind arising from the opinion each person has of his safety."
  22. The Persian Letters.
  23. Checks and balances.
  24. Enforce laws, have a head of state, power to veto laws created by the legislature.