offensive strength Book XI: On the laws that constitute political freedom in their relation to the constitution Book XII: On laws that constitute political liberty in its relation to the citizen Book XIII: On the relations which the levying of tributes and the magnitude of public revenues have with liberty Part III Book XIV: On the laws in their relation to the nature of the climate Book XV: How the laws of civil slavery relate to the nature of the climate Book XVI: How the laws of domestic slavery relate to the nature of the climate Book XVII: How the laws of political servitude are related to the nature of the climate Book XVIII: On laws in their relationship to the nature of the terrain Book XIX: On the laws in the relation they have to the principles that constitute the general spirit, the ways, and the manners of a nation Part IV Book XX: On laws in their relationship with commerce, considered in its nature and its distinctions Book XXI: On laws in the relation they have to commerce, considered in the transformations it has seen in the world Book XXII: On the laws in their relation to the use of money Book XXIII: Of laws in their relation to the number of inhabitants Part V Book XXIV: On laws in their relation with religion, considered in its doctrines and in itself Book XXV: On laws in their relation with the establishment of religion and its external policy Book XXVI: On laws in the relation they must have with the order of things on which they bear Part VI Book XXVII: On the origin and transformations of the Roman laws on successions Book XXVIII: On the origin and transformations of the civil laws among the French Book XXIX: On the manner of composing laws Book XXX: Theory of feudal laws among the Franks, in the relation they have to the establishment of the monarchy Book XXXI: Theory of feudal laws among the Franks, in their relation to the transformations in their monarchy Constitutional theory In his classification of political systems, Montesquieu defines three main kinds: republican, monarchical, and despotic. As he defines them, Republican political systems vary depending on how broadly they extend citizenship rights—those that extend citizenship relatively broadly are termed democratic republics, while those that restrict citizenship more narrowly are termed aristocratic republics. The distinction between monarchy