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Montesquieu believed that man is initially fearful, then turns evil because of the wish for society. He believed that a government with checks and balances was the best way to go

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He believed that uniting powers would lead to absolute power in a cruel and oppressive way.
That the best form of government was was where the powers were separated, so that it would prevent any branch from becoming too powerful.
That people only joined a government when in fear, so they could have protection and basic necessities.

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Charles Montesquieu believed that an effective government was one in which the legislative, executive and judicial branches were all separate entities.

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Montesquieu believed the opposite of what his country believed in. He did not like monarchy. He believe that the government was there to maintain law and order, political liberty and the property of the individual.

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Montesquieu believed that people acted out of fear, and would fight other people and go to war because of that fear, he believed in a separation of  power the king enforced the laws that parliament created and parliament was divided into two houses to check each others power, that the government's main job was to maintain law and order, political liberty, and individual's property.
Montesquieu's ideals were the basis for our foundation of the US Constitution.

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Montesquieu believed that people revered and allowed government because of fear that their survival would be threatened. Man is good I'm this case. And it is the best form of government

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He believed that the nature of people were fearful and would associate with like-minded people in order to survive for necessities such as food. Montesquieu believed that people were good in nature when not affected by an absolute monarch such as, King Louis XIV. he believed that the best form of government was a one that Legislative, Executive, and Judicial powers were separated and kept the other branches aligned to prevent from one becoming too powerful.

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He believed that in a state of nature people were fearful, they avoided violence and war. He believed that man was good when they were not involved with monarchy.
He believed that the best form of government were legislative, executive, and
judicial powers were separate and kept each other in check to prevent any branch from becoming too powerful from one another

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People were in fear so they wanted to join a government to get protection and basic necessities.
He believed people were naturally ambitious, and if they are introduced into a state they lose their sense of fear and war commences.
He believed the best form of government was democracy. He was supportive of the legislative branch, executive branch, and the judicial branch.

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He Believed that the best form of government was one in which the legislative, executive, and judicial powers were separate .  the main purpose of government is to maintain law and order, political liberty, and the

property of the individual.

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He believed that in a state of nature people were fearful, and they avoided war, and violence. He also believed that people came together in search for food, and then equality ceases because of the thought of increased safety, leading to war. He believed man was good when they were not absorbed into the absolute monarchy, which he was against. He believed in the three branches of government, and sought to protect those branches from forming together and creating an absolute monarchy like his home country.

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Says the main purpose of government--to maintain law and order, political liberty, and property of an individual.
Opposed absolute monarchy (against his home country).
Believed in the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches of government.
The branches being separate kept them balanced and prevented one from having too much power.
Because of fear, man would enter government for protection.
Overall, man was good until they were so absorbed in society that it lead to a state of war.

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He believed that in a state of nature people would focus in safety. He also thought that man out of a society was good but once they enter into a society they start to loss there sense of weakness. He oppose to monarchy.