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Baron Montesquieu

Baron Montesquieu. Emily Weiss , Hannah Waugh. Baron Montesquieu. Biography . Beliefs about gov’t. Famous Works. Idea today. Q uotes. Philosophy. Video. Essential questions. Biography. Oratorian school. Father. January 18 th ,1689. Mother. Home. Famous Works of Literature.

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Baron Montesquieu

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  1. Baron Montesquieu Emily Weiss,Hannah Waugh

  2. Baron Montesquieu Biography Beliefs about gov’t Famous Works Idea today Quotes Philosophy Video Essential questions

  3. Biography Oratorian school Father January 18th,1689 Mother Home

  4. Famous Works of Literature • 1721 published the Persian letters • 2 most important works- • The Persian Letters • the spirit if the laws

  5. Persian Letters • An epistolary novel • Two fictional Persians • Usbekand Rica

  6. The Spirit of the Laws • Human laws • Social institutions • Belief • Laws and Social systems • Laws being more liberal and humane

  7. Philosophy • Separation and balance • No liberty unless • Executive • Legislative • Judicial branches • democratic government better then monarchial • IDEA • organize a specific purpose Home

  8. Philosophy • Accused had the right to answer • All citizens had the right to vote • Executive power • Legislative power • Liberty and political liberty

  9. Ideas Today • Founding father • Madison took Montesquieu's established independent branches • Protected the separation of powers Home

  10. Beliefs About Government • Three types of government • Republican governments • Democratic or aristocratic • Monarchies and despotisms • “Human passion which is set in motion” • “The spirit of inequality” • “The spirit of extreme equality” Home

  11. Quotes “In a democracy the people are in some respects the sovereign, and in others the subject.” “If a republic be small, it is destroyed by a foreign force; if it be large it is ruined by internal imperfection.” “There are only two cases in which war is just: first, in order to resist the aggression of an enemy; second, in order to help an ally who has been attacked.” Home

  12. Video • http://youtu.be/x5M50xBz1cU Home

  13. Essential Questions • If Montesquieu did not think of these philosophies what would our country be like today? • How did Montesquieu impact the lives of the people at the time? Home

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