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They help to convey the policy views of individuals and groups to public officials.
They borrowed his ideas bc they didn’t want one person or group to have all the power like the king of England at the time; therefore having 3 different branches and separated power was the solution
The Divine Comedy is a good example of the transition from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance considering the fact that Dante was born in the Middle Ages but pretended he was a Renaissance Man.