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Read the passage. "When the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person, or in the same body of magistrates, there can be no liberty.” –The Spirit of Laws, Baron de Montesquieu, 1748 Which Enlightenment idea does the passage help to explain? the social contract natural rights the separation of powers the separation of church and state

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C) the separation of powers

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The Enlightenment idea that the passage helps to explain is C. the separation of powers.

What are Enlightenment ideas?

Enlightenment ideas center on:

  • The value of human happiness.
  • The pursuit of knowledge through reason.
  • The evidence of the senses.

Some of the Enlightenment ideas include:

  • Liberty
  • Scientific progress
  • Toleration
  • Fraternity
  • Constitutional government
  • Republicanism
  • Conservatism
  • Separation of governmental powers and church and state.

Thus, Baron de Montesquieu, in The Spirit of Laws, concluded that the best form of government separated legislative, executive, and judicial powers to prevent despotism.

Learn more about the separation of powers at https://brainly.com/question/17526232

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