“There is no nation so powerful, as the one that obeys its laws not from principals of fear or reason, but from passion.” That is one of many quotes coming from Charles De Montesquieu. An important contributor to the principles of the constitution and the nature of the country Americans know today. America came from Europe, and so did many of Americas values and ideas. The constitution contains the what to do and what not to do when running a country based on those who felt oppressed from another country. The constitution was made to maintain the integrity of America. Overall, European documents, ideas, and events such as “The Spirit of Laws” by Baron de Montesquieu, “The English Bill of Rights”, and “Albany Plan of Union” by Benjamin Franklin have been responsible for the lasting democracy that the Constitution has created.
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One of which is named Charles De Montesquieu. Charles was a French political philosopher among many other titles. One idea that he had that was the “Separation of Powers,” mentioned in Montesquieu’s “Spirit of Laws” This principle is described as the three basic powers being separated among the three independent branches of government.*** articles 1-3. The separation of powers ensured that no one branch of government had enough power to become oppressive and abuse its power. Another idea that was brought up by Montesquieu was the principle of “Checks and Balances,” is ensured that the branches were not entirely separated of each other by making them somewhat dependent on each other. This principle also entailed that one branch could override the decision of another. For example, the President, the executive branch, can veto a law proposed by the congress, the legislative branch. If the congress continues to disagree, then they can vote, and if two-thirds of the congress vote to have the law passed, then the law shall be
One of which is named Charles De Montesquieu. Charles was a French political philosopher among many other titles. One idea that he had that was the “Separation of Powers,” mentioned in Montesquieu’s “Spirit of Laws” This principle is described as the three basic powers being separated among the three independent branches of government.*** articles 1-3. The separation of powers ensured that no one branch of government had enough power to become oppressive and abuse its power. Another idea that was brought up by Montesquieu was the principle of “Checks and Balances,” is ensured that the branches were not entirely separated of each other by making them somewhat dependent on each other. This principle also entailed that one branch could override the decision of another. For example, the President, the executive branch, can veto a law proposed by the congress, the legislative branch. If the congress continues to disagree, then they can vote, and if two-thirds of the congress vote to have the law passed, then the law shall be