To protect Liberty. what did Montesquieu propose?

A-People entrust their rights to a strong monarch

B-The government be divided into separate branches

C - Property be distributed equally among all people

D-That the press have complete freedom

The correct answer here is B.

It was the Montesquieu and his ideas that were a great influence of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America. Montesquieu proposed that government be divided into several branches, with each branch having some form of control and authority over the other. This system is effective as it stops one branch of the government from getting too strong. This is what is known as the system of checks and balances.