What did the framers of the constitution hope to achieve by dividing powers among three branches of government?

a. they wanted to employ more people
b. they wanted to separate state and national governments.
c. they wanted to guard against tyranny.
d. they wanted to satisfy both large and small states.

C. They wanted to guard against tyranny.

The founding fathers of the United States got their idea of checks and balances from the Enlightenment philosophy of the Baron de Montesquieu, who wrote about the separation of powers and balance of power within a government structure.

In his book, The Spirit of the Laws (1748), Montesquieu outlined how different forms of government work in different situations.  He looked at how despotic governments function on the basis of fear of the ruler.  Systems built around monarchy and aristocracy function on the basis of the principle of honor, as persons of rank strive for higher honor and position.  In republics, Montesquieu identified "love of virtue" as the key principle -- where individuals are willing to put the interests of the whole society ahead of their own individual interests.

Within his treatment of how governments will function best, Montesquieu argued that executive, legislative, and judicial functions of government ought to be divided between parts of the government, so that no one person or division of the government can infringe on the overall rights of others in the government or of the members of the society overall.

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according to the passage the most suitable options are two. the first one is "by leading the aef to victory in several key battles" like the battle of saint- mihiel and the battle of cantigny mentioned in the passage you copied here. the second one is "by the aef and allied forces defeat germany" since the passage says that his army destroy the german resistance in the meuse- argonne offensive. and also, "by insisting that the aef operate as an independent force".

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