Montesquieu was a French noble. One of his ideas of checks and balances. This a way that no one branch of the government could over power and ruler the country. Each branch had the equal amount of power and they would hold each other accountable. I believe this is an important part to a government because if one side gets too much power then they could override or make their own decisions and then it would just be that one branch. The power would be solely in that branch and then it forms and all most communistic government. I think Montesquieu was a great man and this idea is used by the government of the USA today. It is a well-rounded and thought out idea and that idea is in use all over the world today.
