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What is a constitutional deadlock?
Constitutional deadlock is a situation when at least two of the three organs (the executive, the legislative and the judiciary) is at loggerhead with each other. The deadlock occurs when one of the organ action(s) or decision goes beyond their jurisdiction. The other organ would attempt to counter / remedied the situation. It may take sometime before stalemate in the working process of the constitution is solved. See:http://www.thezimbabwemail.com/blog/zim2009/zimbabwe-constitutional-reform-should-govt-ministers-be-mps/ (very good reading) See: http://limboochang.com/?tag=constitutional-crisis-perak-pakatan-rakyat-pkr-activities-democracy-state-assemblies (the worsening of a deadlock) http://www.sodahead.com/united-states/the-17th-amendment-to-the-us-constitution/blog-214601/ (good example) See: http://gravamen.wordpress.com/2009/12/24/constitution-deadlock-sign-of-democracy's-frailty/ (additional reading on constitutional deadlock) See: http://democracyandclasstruggle.blogspot.com/2009/09/prachanda-dahal-hopeful-of-ending.html (political deadlock, but gives an idea what deadlock means.)
What helped break a deadlock at the constitutional convention?
A compromise
Explain how separation of power will lead to constitutional deadlock?
Separation of powers can lead to constitutional deadlock if the different branches of government cannot agree. However, this is part of the checks and balances put in place by the constitution.
Which system as defined by political historian James MacGregor Burns is designed for deadlock and inaction?
Checks and Balances, because t he systems of checks and balances prevent one person from quickly making decisions without the consent of other branches of government or the people.
Convention delegates broke the deadlock between large and small states when they approved?
The Great Compromise
