No Principle Was More Widely Shared Among the Framers of the American

question 92

Multiple Choice

No principle was more widely shared among the framers of the American Constitution than the principle espoused by Baron de Montesquieu that

• A)the citizen must serve the state.
• B)power must be used to balance power.
• C)the accused are innocent until proven guilty.
• D)national powers must be delegated to the states.
• E)absolute power corrupts absolutely.

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