Question

how did the enlightenment idea of separation of powers influence the effects of the american revolution? americans incorporated the separation of church and state when they wrote the constitution. americans incorporated the separation of national and state government in the constitution. americans established power in legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government. americans established that all rights not given to the government were reserved for the people.

Explanation:

The Enlightenment idea of separation of powers, proposed by Montesquieu, advocated dividing government power among different branches. In the context of the American Revolution and the writing of the U.S. Constitution, this concept was implemented as the division of power into legislative (making laws), executive (enforcing laws), and judicial (interpreting laws) branches.

• The first option about separation of church and state is a different concept (related to religious freedom, not the core separation of powers in government structure).
• The second option about separation of national and state government is about federalism (division of power between different levels of government), not the classic separation of powers within a single - level government structure.
• The fourth option is about the reservation of rights for the people, which is related to the Bill of Rights and the concept of popular sovereignty, not the separation of powers.

Answer:

Americans established power in legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government.