Question

montesquieus separate powers

• legislative: makes laws
• executive: enforces laws
• judicial: judges upon the laws

this division of the government would ensure no one group could gain unlimited power, and each branch would keep the powers of the others constrained. this would maximize the peoples freedom.
how did montesquieu recommend organizing a government to avoid corruption?
into three branches with checks and balances
into a triumvirate led by elected consuls
into a parliament with houses of lords and commons

Explanation:

Montesquieu proposed the separation of powers into legislative, executive, and judicial branches with checks - and - balances to prevent any one group from having unlimited power and thus avoid corruption.

Answer:

A. into three branches with checks and balances