The concept of the separation of powers is said to have originated from the ideology of French philosopher Baron de Montesquieu. The reasoning behind the concept was said to be a safeguard for a democratic society where any one arm of government would only hold a limited amount of power. This is usually achieved through a tripartite system; consisting of the judiciary (courts and the like), legislature (parliament), and the executive (consisting of ministers or executive agencies - commonwealth countries also include the Queen and Governor General).
The separation of powers, hence, creates separate arms of government where checks and balances are created for an effective and open system of governance.
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Not entirely. Separation of powers includes checks and balances, so the congress overriding a presidents veto on a bill, which is an example of checks and balances, is a portion of separation of powers. Separation of powers really means any way to distribute power among the 3 branches of government
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Baron de Montesquieu came up with the idea of separation of powers between an executive, legislative, and judicial branch.
Montesquieu was a French political philosopher known for his theory of the separation of powers, which suggests that governmental power should be divided among different branches to prevent tyranny. He also emphasized the importance of a system of checks and balances to ensure that no single branch became too powerful. Montesquieu's ideas influenced the development of modern democratic systems of government.
Zambia copied the idea of separation of powers from the United Kingdom and other modern countries.
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