The great baron, de Monstesquieu
Was looking for something to do.
In the space of three days,
He split power three ways.
I think it's amazing, don't you?
Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu, was a French nobleman of the 18th century. He did not like France being under an absolute monarch, and thought that the British had a better system after William and Mary became king and queen of Great Britain in 1689. Montesquieu thought that the British divided power three ways:
The Parliament makes laws (legislative power).
The King enforces and carries out laws (executive power).
The courts interpret laws (judicial power).
His ideas had a great influence on the American Constitution, which described the powers of the legislative branch (Congress) in Article I, the executive branch (President) in Article II, and the judicial branch (Supreme and other courts) in Article III.
The pictures show Baron de Monstequieu with and without his wig. How would you like to dress like that?
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