Need the enlightenment idea of separation of powers led to
a. giving authority to the president and vice president.
b. granting a social contract between colonists and governments.
c. forming three branches of government in the united states.
d. forming a powerful government that could protect its people.

The Enlightenment idea of separation of powers led to "c. forming three branches of government in the United States" since it was this arrangement that ensured that a single branch of government would not become too powerful and tyrannical. 

Hey the answer is the politics of the southern united states generally refers to the political landscape of the southern united states. due to the region's unique cultural and historical heritage, including slavery, the south has been involved in many political issues. some of these issues include states' rights, reconstruction, the civil rights movement and social conservatism. from the 1870s to the 1960s, the region was referred to as the solid south, due to their consistent support for democrats in all elective offices. as a result, its congressmen gained seniority across many terms, thus enabling them to control many congressional committees. in presidential politics, the south began to move away from national democratic loyalties with the dixiecrat movement of 1948 and the barry goldwater presidential campaign of 1964. among white southerners, democratic loyalties first fell away at the presidential level, followed much later at the state and local levels.