Montesquieu’s Constitution | The Philosophers Behind the Founders

Montesquieu’s Constitution | The Philosophers Behind the Founders

Author: The Federalist Society February 24, 2021 Duration: 43:19
Who was Baron de Montesquieu and which of his ideas made it into America’s founding documents? In this episode of the FedSoc Films Podcast, Prof. Paul Carrese and Prof. Michael Zuckert answer that question and more to fix any Monte-skewed perspectives we might have on the origins of the United States Constitution.

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