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branch, and that checks and balances would keep one branch from
becoming too powerful.
5. How did the philosophes influence ideas on society and economy?
a. The philosophes were a group of people that helped create ideas. These
ideas were spread fast throughout the land because of the time period they
were in: the Enlightenment. One reason during the time of the
Enlightenment such great ideas arose was because of the philosophes.
Because the philosophes had such great ideas, the economy flourished with
new ideas and things.