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OpenStudy (anonymous):

From whom did modern democracies learn how to safeguard against tyranny by dividing the government's power among different parts?

OpenStudy (wwhitlock):

The term "separation of powers" was coined by Montesquieu an Enlightenment thinker, To my knowledge Montesquieu did not offer apprenticeships. No one taught them. They liked the idea and figured it out for themselves.

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