others] ...Polybius. The doctrine of separation of powers was "a theory of considerable antiquity... Montesquieu made an attempt to bring it into line with the advances in the study of science."(Hulliung) Not only had Polybius already looked at separation of powers, but also so did John Locke. Montesquieu may not have been the first person to explore and examine separation of powers, but he did influence the framers of the United States constitution. Montesquieu published a book titled The Spirit of Laws, in which he discusses the separation of powers among other things. These writings more influenced the decisions the framers of the constitution made when writing the constitution.
             John Adams, one of the framers of our government, once said," The judicial power ought to be distinct from both the legislature and the executive, and independent of both, so that may be a check upon both, as both should be checks upon that." (2) Another framer of the constitution, Thomas Jefferson, said," Our country is too large to have all its affairs directed by a single government. Public servants at such a distance, and from under th
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