What are the principles of why they obey orders?

人们服从统治的原则是什么
And we will see much later in this course that

在课程的后边我们会发现
it will be Max Weber who elaborates on this issue at great lengths.

马克斯·韦伯对此有深入的思考和阐述
And then the next question is okay,

下一个问题
is the ruler an individual or is this an institution?

统治者是个人抑或机构
You see,this is all very interesting enrichment of the idea

这都是对政府性质问题的
what the nature of governments are.

非常有吸引力的丰富和发展
He himself supports a constitutional monarchy.

孟德斯鸠本人支持君主立宪制
He supports a monarchy in which there is a king or queen,

他支持君主制
but a king and queen which operates on the rule of law;

不过是在法治基础上的君主制
that's what constitutional monarchy is.

即君主立宪制
The second major theme is separation of powers.

第二个主题是三权分立