Civics-Evolution-03-ID

By WScott | March 21, 2021

_______________ was a French philosopher who lived from 1689-1755 during the Enlightenment. He worked to convince people that governments powers should be separated into three branches and should not be in the hands of one person. This evolved into the concept called separation of powers.

  • Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  • Baron de Montesquieu
  • John Locke
  • Benjamin Franklin