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Why is it important that the judicial branch is separate from the other branches of government?
So that if there comes a time when the state (the government per se) or a member of it gets involved in a legal situation or a lawsuit, the judicial branch is separated enough from the other branches of government to not be bribed and to make the right and just decision for the case.
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How does the US use the principle of Separation of powers?
The US Constitution designates three separate but equal branches of the US government. They are the executive, legislative and judicial branches.
Separate institutions sharing power?
This is like the democracy that Americans have. They have three branches of government that work together, the legislative, congress, and judicial.
Why is it important to have different branches of government?
In the US and in many other nations, separate branches of a central government delegate and separate powers within a central government to avoid having one sector of a central government gain too much power. The model for this can be said to be the federal government that follows the rules set forth by the US Constitution. The judicial, executive and legislative branches have separate duties and form a balance of power between them. There has been a tendency, however, that seems to indicate the executive branch has been accumulating far too much power.
What is the concept of having three separate branches of government that share power called?
In the United States of America, the concept of having three separate branches of government that share power is referred to as the "Separation of Powers". For the United States of America, those branches are the Legislative (i.e., Congress and Senate), Judicial (i.e, the Supreme Court), and the Executive (i.e., the President).
The federal government of the United States is divided into three separate branches: legislative, executive, and judicial. Which Enlightenment philosopher's idea does this represent ?
Baron de Montesquieuhe
