Question

another important enlightenment thinker was the baron de montesquieu. read the adapted excerpt from montesquieus spirit of the laws. then answer the question below. when the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person or in the same body of magistrates, there can be no liberty because apprehensions may arise, lest the same monarch or senate should enact tyrannical laws to execute them in a tyrannical manner. again, there is no liberty if the power of judging is not separated from the legislative and executive powers. were it joined with the legislative, the life and liberty of the subject would be exposed to arbitrary control, for the judge would then be the legislator. were it joined to the executive power, the judge might behave with all the violence of an oppressor. legislative: the power to make laws executive: the power to enforce laws which of the following aspects of u.s. government is based on ideas from montesquieu? separation of powers: different groups should be in charge of making, enforcing, and ruling on laws. federalism: the government is divided into a federal level that makes laws for the whole country and many states that make laws for their own regions. popular sovereignty: the people are the source of governments power and legitimacy.

Explanation:

Montesquieu emphasized the separation of legislative, executive, and judicial powers to safeguard liberty. The U.S. government's separation - of - powers system, where different groups handle law - making, enforcement, and ruling on laws, is based on his ideas. Federalism and popular sovereignty are different concepts not directly tied to Montesquieu's power - separation theory.

Answer:

Separation of powers: different groups should be in charge of making, enforcing, and ruling on laws.