The modern notion of government divided into branches was most clearly articulated by
A)Hobbes.
B)Locke.
C)Montesquieu.
D)Rousseau.
E)Leszczy

Question

The modern notion of government divided into branches was most clearly articulated by
A)Hobbes. 
B)Locke. 
C)Montesquieu. 
D)Rousseau. 
E)Leszczy

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Montesquieu is credited with the modern notion of government divided into branches in his seminal work "The Spirit of the Laws." Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau did not explicitly describe such a system of government.

The Modern Notion of Government Divided into Branches Was Most