Montesquieu's Three Ring Government

The song “Three Ring Government” by Schoolhouse Rock relates to Montesquieu’s beliefs because it talks about the three branches of the government as well as the very important checks and balances. The song says “Talkin' about the government and how it's arranged, Divided in three like a circus. Ring one, Executive, Two is Legislative, that's Congress. Ring three, Judiciary” (Schoolhouse Rock, Verse 2). Montesquieu was a philosopher and he published the book Spirit of the Laws after studying different kinds of governments in history. In that book, he said the best way to protect liberty was to divide government functions into 3 different branches. One of the governments he studied was England’s government. The power was divided into the king,