The united states government is divided into three parts known as the executive, legislative, and judicial branches. each branch of government has powers and responsibilities that the others do not, which divides political power in the united states. this arrangement is most similar to a model created by which of these enlightenment thinkers?

French political thinker baron de montesquieu (1689–1755) was one of the enlightenment's most important thinkers. he is famous for saying that "when the [law making] and [law enforcement] powers are united in the same there can be no liberty." to which principle of government is montesquieu's statement most directly related? a) bill of rights b) individual rights c) popular sovereignty eliminate d) separation of powers

Drag each label to the correct location in the table. match each event with the territory conquered by alexander the great.

Which source would best a historian understand the effect of the great chicago fire on families? a. a biography of a chicago family displaced by the fire b. a letter from a grandmother in new york to her family in chicago c. a newspaper editorial about families who were displaced d. an oral history dictated by an adolescent who fled the fire