How did the U. S. Constitution (including the Bill of Rights) represent the ideas of Enlightenment philosophers?

Ideas in the constitution came from several different Enlightenment thinkers. Montesquieu's ideas were also used in the US constitution. Montesquieu believed in the separation of power with checks and balances. Checks and balances are put in place to ensure that no one branch of government has too much power.

Explanation:

although the crusades failed to capture jerusalem, they had several major impacts on western europe. they increased the authority of the king: sometimes nobles died in battle without leaving an heir in which case the king got their land. kings passed taxes to pay for the crusades.