Week 1 - Seperation of Powers

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the seperation of powers is intended to

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guard against tyranny and preserve liberty

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it was held that the major institutions should be

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divided and dependent upon each other so that one power would not be able to exceed that of the other two

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what happens when absolute power is vested in one person or office

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Dictators
Despots
Totalitarian regimes
Soviet stle Repression
Divine right of kings

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the division of government responsibilities into distinct branches to

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limit any one branch from exercising the core functions of another

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to prevent conceration of power and provide

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checks and balances

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limiting the powers of government by

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seperating governmental functions into the executive, legislative and judiciary

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seperation of powers has its fullest practical expression in

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the US constitution

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in America, Articles I, II and III establosh three branches of government and

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specify powers entrsted to each as a means of ensuring that no one can exert unlimited power

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the US constitution is

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deliberately inefficient

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the seperation of powers was designed to prevent the

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majority from ruling with an iron fist

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based on their experience, the framers shield away from

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giving any branch of the new government too much power

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powers in the US are seperated into

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The Executive: President
Legislature: Senate and House of Representatives
Judiciary: Supreme Court and lower courts

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the president of the united states administers the

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executive branch of the governement

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the president enforces the laws that

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the legislative branch (congress) makes

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in the UK we have the

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Executive: Government (Prime Minister, Ministers, officials and civil servants
Legislature: Parliament (House of Commons/Lords)
Judiciary: Judges

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the government is formed by the leader of

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whichever party in the commons can command a majority in an election

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the leader of that party becomes

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prime minister and heads the govenrment

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head of government

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the executive

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the prime minister is a relatively new

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addition to government

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the monarchs first minister was

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the lord chancellor

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the lord chancellor was wholly dependant on the

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favour of the king or queen

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legislature

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house of commons and the house of lords

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much of the important work carried out in the commons is done in the

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committees

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the committees are

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numerous (about 35)

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in the UK the executive and legislature are

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closely entwined

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the prime minister and a majority of their ministers are

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members of parliament and sit in the house of commons

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the executive is therefore present at

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the heart of parliament