Closely read the quote, and then answer the question that follows.
"[T]hat the legislative department shall never exercise the executive and judicial powers, or either of them; the executive shall never exercise the legislative and judicial powers, or either of them; the judicial shall never exercise the legislative and executive powers, or either of them." —James Madison, Federalist Paper No. 47
Which founding principle does this quote reflect?
1 Rule of law
2 Popular sovereignty
3 Separation of powers
4 Consent of the governed
