Separation of Powers. This eventually evolved into the system of Checks and Balances.
Montesquieu
The US Constitutional Convention was ratified in 1789. This "agreement of sorts" laid the foundation of the US having three separate branches of government in the Federal government.
Tripartite
A country divides governments power is divided between three separate branches.
The United States government is divided into three separate branches, each with distinct responsibilities. These are the Legislative, Executive and Judicial branches.
VA Plan
i think is the articles
The Constitution call's for the powers of federal government to be divided among the three separate branches: the legislative, the executive, and the judiciary branch.
Compare and contrast the three branches of the Arizona state government with the three branches of the federal government.
Baron de Montesquieu
The framers of the Constitution developed a structure of government with ranches so that no one could hold absolute power. There is a system of checks and balances in place.
so one branch wont have too have too much power