Which excerpt below from American documents most closely parallels the ideas of Enlightenment philosopher Baron de Montesquieu?
Select one:
a. "That whenever any form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the
People to alter or to abolish it"
b."[T]he constant aim is to divide and arrange the several offices in such a manner as that each may be a
check on the other."
c. ...in order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the
common Defence"
d. "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise
thereof."