Montesquieu's influence on the Constitution can be detected in its commitment to

a. the economic equality of all citizens, not just the nobility

b. a civic religion

c. a system of checks and balances

d. a Bill of Rights

a systerm of checks a balances

Montesquieu's influence on the constitution was seen in its system of checks and balances. Based off of the Montesquieu's work on the separation of powers, the US constitution adopted a system of checks and balances to ensure that no one branch of the federal government had too much power.