During the Enlightenment a huge promoter of change was a French philosopher, Baron de Montesquieu because of his lasting impact that it still in place today. According to a document called the “Enlightenment Philosophers” it states that “….Baron de Montesquieu advocated a government that provided separation of powers and a system of checks and balances.” This is a huge promoter of change because separation of powers went against absolutism, which is an absolute monarchy, total control. His idea was to have branches of government in place like we have today, the executive, legislative, and judiciary, which separates power. Montesquieu’s idea of checks and balances was a big change because it gave branches the opportunity to regulate, the political
