In the Spirit of the Laws, Montesquieu Argued That the Best

question 50

Multiple Choice

In The Spirit of the Laws, Montesquieu argued that the best political system in a modern society is one where

• A)the legislature exercises absolute and unlimited power.
• B)the king exercises absolute and unlimited power.
• C)power is divided between the three branches of government.
• D)the nobility is uninvolved.
• E)all government resources are focused on military power.

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Definitions:

Centration

A cognitive constraint in early childhood where the child focuses on one prominent aspect of a situation, neglecting other possible factors.

Stimulus

Anything in the environment that elicits a response from an organism.

Symbolic Functioning

The ability of a person, typically developing in early childhood, to use symbols, signs, or objects to represent something that is not physically present.

Sensorimotor Period

The first stage of Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, occurring from birth to about 2 years of age, where infants learn through interacting with their environment.