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WAEC Government 2004 Question 20

Question 20

Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances

The theory of the separation of powers was propounded by

  1. A.John Locke
  2. B.Adam Smith
  3. C.Karl Marx
  4. D.Harold Wilson.
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Answer: A (John Locke)

Explanation

Baron de Montesquieu is best known for the theory, but John Locke wrote earlier of separating legislative and executive power; he is the only one of these options linked with it.