2016 · Q102
Who among the following divided governments into 'Republican', 'Monarchical' and 'Despotic'?
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- AAristotle
- BHobbes
- CMontesquieu
- DSt. Augustine
Explanation
Montesquieu, in 'The Spirit of the Laws' (1748), classified governments into republican, monarchical, and despotic. Aristotle used a six-fold classification (monarchy/aristocracy/polity and their perversions), while Hobbes and St. Augustine used different schemes. Hence Montesquieu is correct.