Politics
Baron de Montesquieu believed that the best government should be divided amongst three branches. He believed this was the best form of government so that one person doesn't have all of the power. He thought that England showed a good model of this because “England divided power between the king, Parliament, and the judges of the English courts" (rjgeib.com). Montesquieu named this idea the separation of powers and that is what we have in the United States. The United States has three equal branches of government, which are called the executive, legislative, and judicial branches. The three branches ensure a balance of power. Rather than having an autocratic leader, people must work together in order to accomplish anything.
If Montesquieu were alive today, he would admire our government structure because it consists of three equal parts. One political leader that he would think highly of would be our recently elected president, Barack Obama. Barack said during his acceptance speech, “...each of us can pursue our individual dreams but still come together as one American family...”. Montesquieu would respect him because Obama will try to make all branches of the government work together.
