Reading Comprehension: The Spirit of the Laws

#ReadingComprehension #grade9 #grade10 #grade11 Review of Montesquieu’s Political Theory. Based on #CCSS ELA Informational Text Gr. 9-11.

What is the meaning of the highlighted word in the excerpt?

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The Spirit of the Laws is a political work published during the _______.

French Revolution Renaissance American Revolution Enlightenment
True or False: Montesquieu preferred monarchy to despotism.

True False
What is the meaning of the highlighted word in the excerpt?

Celebrated Everlasting Noble Valid
The excerpt shows that Montesquieu develops his idea about separation of powers by _______.

Defining the role of each branch within the government Proposing how different government branches should interact Implying that one branch of government is the most important Explaining how to avoid conflict between government branches
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