The united states government is divided into three parts known as the executive, legislative, and judicial branches. each branch of government has powers and responsibilities that the others do not, which divides political power in the united states. this arrangement is most similar to a model created by which of these enlightenment thinkers?

The correct answer is B) Charles de Montesquieu.

The arrangement is most similar to the model created by Charles de Montesquieu.

Charles Louis de Secondat, better known as Baron of Montesquieu, was a French thinker that developed what is known as the doctrine of the separation of powers. In 1748, he wrote the book “The Spirit of the Laws.” In the book, he describes a division of powers that would benefit any government. Although he was not the inventor of the model, he complimented and perfect it. The division consisted of a judicial branch, a legislative branch, and an executive branch.  

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