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UI Post-UTME Government 2023 (Model questions) Question 5

Question 5

Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances

The principle of separation of powers was proposed by:

  1. A.John Locke
  2. B.Montesquieu
  3. C.Thomas Hobbes
  4. D.Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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Answer: B (Montesquieu)

Explanation

Baron de Montesquieu set out the separation of powers in The Spirit of Laws (1748).