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+Rousseau sees clearly the necessity, if popular consent in
+government is to be more than a name, of giving it some constitutional
+means of expression. For Locke’s theory of tacit
+consent, he substitutes an active agreement periodically renewed.
+“Sovereignty
+is the exercise of the general will.”
+Montesquieu's tripartite system
+The term is ascribed to French Enlightenment political philosopher Baron de Montesquieu.[2][3] Montesquieu described division of political power among an executive, a legislature, and a judiciary. He based this model on the British constitutional system, in which he perceived a separation of powers among the monarch, Parliament, and the courts of law.
+Montesquieu did specify that "the independence of the judiciary has to be real, and not apparent merely".
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