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☆☆☆☆☆The principle by which the power of government are divided among separate branches. In the context of the government of the United States of America, according to the Constitution, the three branches of the government - Executive (President) - Legislative (Congress) - Judicial (the Courts) - each have have their own powers. By separating Powers between branches of government you prevent any individual branch from gaining too much power. Each branch has the ability to be a check on the actions of other branches, this is commonly called a system of checks and balances.
The Presiding officer of the US Senate is the Vice president of the United States, but his title in the Senate is President of the Senate.
The presiding officer of the House of Representatives is called the Speaker of the House.
Each state must honor the laws of the other states.
How many committee members are on the US house rules committee?
They decide which bills to consider.
Seniority refers to a giving privileges to people who have held a particular position for a longer period of time than others. An example of the seniority rule would be in government and Congress.
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