Which of the following thinkers were supporters of the idea of Separation of Powers? Code - (A)…

All four thinkers—Aristotle, John Locke, Montesquieu, and M.J.C. Vile—contributed to and supported the doctrine of separation of powers: Aristotle distinguished the deliberative, magisterial, and judicial elements of government; Locke distinguished legislative, executive, and federative powers; Montesquieu formulated the classic tripartite separation of legislative, executive, and judicial powers; and M.J.C. Vile defended a 'moderate' doctrine of separation of powers in Constitutionalism and the Separation of Powers (1967).