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To act as a check on the power of the different branches of government, so that one of them can't become too powerful. The founding fathers feared a monarchy like the one they had just worked so hard to gain independence from.

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Idea that the powers of government should be divided between and given to different branches called?

Separation of Powers Separation of Powers


What date was the Separation of Powers developed?

The separation of powers was developed in 1748


Dividing the powers of the government as the colonial charters did is called?

Separation of powers is what dividing the powers of government is called.


How does the modes of election influence the separation of powers?

The way people are elected has no baring on the separation of powers.


How did the separation of powers affect the American government?

The government would have become a tyranny if there was no separation of powers


What does the separation of powers accomplish?

The separation of powers balances the branches and keeps any of them from growing too powerful.


What is it called when the powers of government are divided?

Separation of powers


When was Separation of Powers - The West Wing - created?

Separation of Powers - The West Wing - was created on 2003-11-12.


How does judicial activism and judicial restraint affect the separation of powers?

Judicial activism weakens the separation of powers by involving the Court in what are traditionally executive and legislative functions. Judicial restraint reinforces separation of powers.


What is the doctrine of separation of powers in Zambia?

Zambia copied the idea of separation of powers from the United Kingdom and other modern countries.


What is the difference between the term separation of powers and federalism?

Federalism is when national government is split with state government and separation of powers is separation of the three branches of U.S government


Separation of powers involves the separation of?

involves the separation of executive, legislative and judicial branches of government.

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