Immediately in the first five paragraphs of the spirit of the law,  montesquieu lays out an idea that directly influenced the shaping of american government. what is it and why does he state it is so important?

Answer and Explanation

The first paragraphs of spirit of the Laws Montesquieu lays out the idea of the three separate branches of government which are the legislature, the judiciary and the executive. that influenced the shaping of political institution of America. He states its importance as that when the three branches of the government are united together and they are not divided there will be no liberty.This is because there will be no separation of powers and they will be denied their rights. So by encouraging the separation of power this will help by division of government responsibilities.

d. it spread christianity. i just took the test and got it right.

the two things that develop a strong social foundation are: a. separation of church and states e. education received attention separation of church and states separate the illogical  argument that came from religious beliefs to a fact based belief. while education will make us remember the past to avoid the repeat of our mistakes.