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

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