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The Baron de Montesquieu was an Enlightenment thinker who argued that a just government had its powers separated into three different branches. What made this structure of government appealing to supporters of democratic ideas?

It provided efficiency during times of crisis.

It limited the number of people involved in government.

It kept any one part of government from having too much power.

It prevented debates about the positive and negative aspects of laws.