Read the passage. "When the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person, or in the same body of magistrates, there can be no liberty.”

–The Spirit of Laws,
Baron de Montesquieu, 1748

Which Enlightenment idea does the passage help to explain?

the social contract
natural rights
the separation of powers
the separation of church and state

Which is the best conclusion that can be drawn regarding the status of african-americans in the south in the late 1800s? a) african-americans made tremendous political, social, and economic advancements during the reconstruction era. b) passage of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the u. s. constitution guaranteed equal status and rights for all african-americans. c) the reconstruction policies enacted by the federal government were highly effective in african-american citizens transition to life after slavery. d) although african-americans had equal rights under federal law they were still economically, politically, and socially inferior to whites in the south during the reconstruction era.