Checks and balances
checks and balances
multiple branches of government Study Island? XD
legislative branch
The purpose is to prevent one of the branches of the government from dominating the others. There are 3 branches of government: executive power (president), legislative power (congress) and judicial power (Supreme Court).
The system of checks and balances are used by Government to keep one of the three sectors of government from gaining too much power. This keeps the branches from dominating over the others.
Separation of powers.
Separation of Powers: The distribution of political power among the branches of government, giving each branch a particular set of responsibilities.
Separation of Powers: The distribution of political power among the branches of government, giving each branch a particular set of responsibilities.
Montesquieu was a political philosopher who had the idea to take government power & divide it up amongst "departments" (branches) of the government.
The Philippines is a democratic republic with a presidential system. It has a multi-party system and a bicameral legislature. The President serves as both the head of state and government.
The three branches of Federal government were said to be in political harmony during the Era of Good Feeling. At the end of the president's term, the political parties started to drift away from each other and split once again.
Montesquieu