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What was Montesquieu's suggestion about power?

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Power should be divided only between legislature and judiciary.
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Power should be divided only between legislature and executive.
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Power should be held in the hands of one person.
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Power should be divided between the legislature, the executive and the judiciary.
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The correct option is D Power should be divided between the legislature, the executive and the judiciary.
Charles Montesquieu, a philosopher, proposed that power should be divided between the legislature, the executive and the judiciary in his book titled ’The Spirit of the Laws.’ This model of government was followed in the USA after the thirteen colonies declared their independence from Britain.

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