O.A.R. Ep. 24: Montesquieu

This episode of "Our American Republic" will discuss the contributions of the political philosopher Montesquieu to our Constitutional system. Montesquieu was one of the key government philosophers of the enlightenment and made significant contributions to the ideals that resulted in the founding of this Nation & our unique Constitution. His theory on Separation of Powers was key to the development of our Constitution, the Federal Republics, & the Republics of the 50 State governments of our union.

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1. Lutz, Donald S. The Origins of American Constitutionalism. (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1988), p. 145

2. Montesquieu, Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montesquieu

3. Age of Enlightenment. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_E...

4. Baron de Montesquieu, Charles-Louis de Secondat . Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, on-line. http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/mon...

5. Montesquieu. The Spirit of the Laws. Book 11, chapter 4

6. Montesquieu. The Spirit of the Laws. Book 11, chapter 6

7. Separation of Powers. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separati...

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