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Some countries that do not want one person or group to have all of the power, so they created branches of government such as legislative, judicial, and executive. Each branch of government is limited by a national constitution.
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In England, the King traditionally held most of the power of government executive, legislative and judicial power, along with a parliament made of up a powerful House of Lords (constituted of landholders who inherited their membership) and a weaker elected House of Commons. (Note that although the House of Commons in the modern United Kingdom now holds almost of the legislative power and the Prime Minister the executive power, this evolved in the 19th and 20th centuries and was not the case at all in 1789).
When the US Constitution was written in 1789, the drafters feared placing too much power in the hands of single President, going so far as to consider a three-person executive, before settling on our current system. They separated the power of making law (legislative power) from the power of enforcement and administration (executive power) in order to prevent any one man from taking on the characteristics of a king.
Although the high courts of many nations overlapped with the other branches of government (the House of Lords being the Supreme Court of Great Britain, for example), the drafters also saw wisdom in creating an independent judiciary, nominated by the President and ratified by the Senate.
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How does the modes of election influence the separation of powers?
The way people are elected has no baring on the separation of powers.
What does the separation of powers accomplish?
The separation of powers balances the branches and keeps any of them from growing too powerful.
Who did the framers get the idea of three branches of government and separation of powers?
separation
Why was the articles of confederations weak?
The Articles of Confederation gave the government no separation of powers.
What are four principles that underlie the constitution?
Republicanism, Federalism, Separation of Powers, Check and Balances
Who purpose separation of powers?
to separate powers??? -curry~stene to separate powers??? -curry~stene
Idea that the powers of government should be divided between and given to different branches called?
Separation of Powers Separation of Powers
Why did framers develop a system of checks and balances?
The purpose of separation of powers is to keep each everyone in line with what they're supposed to be doing and not have one party have full control.
What date was the Separation of Powers developed?
The separation of powers was developed in 1748
Dividing the powers of the government as the colonial charters did is called?
Separation of powers is what dividing the powers of government is called.
How does the modes of election influence the separation of powers?
The way people are elected has no baring on the separation of powers.
How did the separation of powers affect the American government?
The government would have become a tyranny if there was no separation of powers
What does the separation of powers accomplish?
The separation of powers balances the branches and keeps any of them from growing too powerful.
What is it called when the powers of government are divided?
Separation of powers
When was Separation of Powers - The West Wing - created?
Separation of Powers - The West Wing - was created on 2003-11-12.
How does judicial activism and judicial restraint affect the separation of powers?
Judicial activism weakens the separation of powers by involving the Court in what are traditionally executive and legislative functions. Judicial restraint reinforces separation of powers.
Separation of powers involves the separation of?
involves the separation of executive, legislative and judicial branches of government.
