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

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