Before independence, Spanish colonies were ruled by a and after independence most Spanish colonies were ruled by a . democracy; democracy
monarchy; monarchy
democracy; monarchy
monarchy; democracy

The first blank is Monarchy and the second blank is Democracy.

Explanation:

The first one is monarchy because that is a form of government people can be rulled by and it is It typically acts as a political-administrative organization and as a social group of nobility known as “court society.”  The second one is Democracy because is a system of government in which the citizens exercise power directly or elect representatives from among themselves to form a governing body, such as a parliament.

montesquieu took the view that the roman republic had powers separated so that no one could usurp complete power. in the british constitutional system, montesquieu discerned a separation of powers among the monarch, parliament, and the courts of law.

the answer is b. hope this