How did the framers of the Constitution use Enlightenment ideas about the
separation of government powers to strengthen the Constitution?
A. They believed that to prevent the government from abusing its
power, the government should be divided into separate but equal
branches of power.
B. They believed that the government should be structured with a
three-tier hierarchy of power, with the legislative branch being at
the top of the power scale.
C. They believed that the government should be structured with a
three-tier hierarchy of power, with the judicial branch being at the
top of the power scale.
D. They believed that the government should be structured with a
four-tier hierarchy of power, with the executive branch being at the
top of the power scale.