Separation of Powers
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How is Separation of Powers applied in today's society?
Here are some examples to help you better understand separation of powers:
1) Article 1: Legislative branch makes and passes laws
2) Article 2: Executive branch is the president
3) Article 3: Judicial branch interprets the laws
1) Article 1: Legislative branch makes and passes laws
2) Article 2: Executive branch is the president
3) Article 3: Judicial branch interprets the laws
Article 1 Article 2 Article 3
Article 1 of the Constitution describes the powers of Congress, which is the legislative branch of the gov't. This branch is responsible for creating and passing every law.
Article 1 was written and passed in 1787. It's relevant to separation of powers because the legislative branch is the only one that can write and pass laws. It separates the power between the three branches. |
Article 2 of the Constitution created the executive branch. This branch is made up of the president, the vice-president, and other executive officials that are chosen by the president.
Also written in 1787, Article 2 solely focuses on the president and what he does. |
Article 3 of the Constitution established the judicial branch of gov't. The purpose of this branch is to interpret the laws before the legislative branch passes them.
Passed in 1787, Article 3 is a very important article that deals with separation of powers. If the legislative branch was able to create, interpret, and pass laws, there could be laws in today's society that wouldn't work. This can also be referred to as checks and balances. |