article Constitutionalism

Government limited by constitutional rules and rights

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Principles of Politics Applicable to All Governments

Major work on political philosophy distinguishing between ancient and modern liberty, arguing for constitutional limits on government power and ind...

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The Spirit of the Laws

person Montesquieu, Charles-Louis event 1748

Influential treatise on political theory developing the concept of separation of powers and examining how laws should reflect the nature of governm...

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