A political effect of the Enlightenment was that

Enlightenment thinkers emphasized reason, reform, and ideas such as religious tolerance and more efficient government. Some European rulers adopted selected reforms while keeping their power; these rulers are often called enlightened despots. Therefore, the correct choice is “some monarchs embraced new ideas from the movement.” The Enlightenment generally encouraged representative government rather than causing people to reject it, and it did not end England’s constitutional monarchy.

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