define seperation of powers, checks and power?
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You mean checks and balances?  The government is divided into three branches: legislative (the congress; they make the laws), executive (president, governors, mayors, etc, they enact the laws), and judicial (the courts; interpret and enforce the laws).  They keep each other in line through the systems of checks and balances because each branch can make any actions of the other two null and void.\n\nFor instance, let's say Congress passes a law, but the President doesn't like it, so he vetos it.  The Congress can still have the law enacted by passing the law again with a higher vote count (I think it has to be 2/3 majority).  But the courts can find the law to be unconstitutional, and throw it out.  Congress can then amend the Constitution to make the law constitutional, and on and on and round and round....\n\nThat's a brief description of how our government keeps any one person or body from getting too much power.
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The Constitution defines the powers of each branch of government.  The three branches are the judicial, the legislative, and the executive.  If a topic isn't covered, then it doesn't exist.
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It really depends on the structure of government of the state you're referring to. In a democratic set up, all of the branches of government - executive, legislative and judicial - exercise police power to a certain extent.  The extent of the power is legislated by the Senate and Congress. The Judiciary makes sure that the executive and the legislative branches do not abuse or step out of the bounds of the limits of that power.
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All authority or power is with the people in a Sovereign State.The people exercise this power through the Legislature which make the laws, the Executive which implement the laws and the Judiciary i.e. the courts which ensure that the Executive or the Legislature do not get derailed from their tracks. Simple: isn't it?
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A balance is the ability of one branch's power to be counteracted by another (e.g. presidential veto of a bill passed by congress).  A check is a mechanism by which one branch can discipline members of another who overstep the bounds of their authority or commit violations of ethics or the law (e.g. impeachment of the president by Congress).
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Powers that "run together" or occur at the same time.
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Executive and judiciary should honestly work independently.\nAny interference in one's working should be booked under criminal offence.
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Means that powers is going to local control
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Russia is a democratic federative state based on rule of law and a republican form of government. State power in Russia is exercised by the President, the Federal Assembly, the Government and the courts. \nOne of the basic principles of constitutional government is the division of powers. In accordance with this principle, power must not be concentrated in the hands of one person or one institution, but must be divided among the legislative, executive and judicial branches of power. The division of powers requires that there be a clear delineation of responsibilities and a system of checks and balances so that each branch of power can offset the others. \n\nThe President is at the summit of the system of state power. He ensures that all the state institutions are able to carry out their responsibilities and keeps watch over them to ensure that no institution can encroach on another’s prerogatives, attempt to usurp power in the country or take over another’s powers.\n\nEach institution of state power is only partially responsible for enforcing the Constitution. Only the President has the responsibility of safeguarding the state system, the state’s sovereignty and integrity overall. This is the guarantee that the other state institutions and officials can exercise their powers in a normal constitutional fashion.\n\nThe President’s place in the state power system is tied to his constitutional prerogatives regarding, above all, the executive branch of power. Legally, the President is distanced from all the branches of power, but he nonetheless remains closer to the executive branch. This closeness is reflected in the specific constitutional powers the President exercises as head of state. \n \n\n\nCont. on web page this is the government site of russia it should give all the info you need to answer this question that i do not have here.
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Federal Republicanism.  a system of divided and difused powers.
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examination\ntestament
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Do you mean the constitution? A constitution is a system, often codified in a written document, which establishes the rules and principles by which an organization is governed. In the case of nation states, this term refers specifically to a national constitution, which defines its nation's fundamental political principles and establishes the power and duties of each government. Most national constitutions also guarantee certain rights to the people.
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There is the Executive Branch, the Judiciary Branch and the Legislative Branch.\n\nExecutive:\nThis is like the President and such. You could draw the White House or something. Prez has the power to veto laws.\n\nJudiciary:\nSupreme Court and stuff. You could draw one of those hammer-thingys that judges always use. Gavels or something? Anyway, they interpret the laws from the Constitution.\n\nLegislative:\nCongress --> Senate + House of Reps. They make the laws.
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Constitutionalism is the limitation of government by law. It usually involves a sort of checks and balances system.  Most western democracies fall into this category. \n\nAbsolutism by contrast would mean all political power would be placed in the hands of a single individual or "branch" (usually with one person or an executive council in ultimate control).  China could be put in this category (kinda), also many privately held companies if you wish to extend the meanings to the business world.\n\nAs far as significant differences, constitutional systems are more resistant to corruption and absolutist systems are more effective at taking decisive action. An example of this would be the rule of law constitutional systems have managed to maintain for years but at the expense of a system that sometimes allows for lame duck congresses that can’t agree on anything.\n\nThe terms autocratic and democratic are usually used in lieu of absolutist and constitutional respectively (despite the fact that they aren’t as precise as the terms you used).  I assume this is why some people were confused as to your meaning.\n\nHope that helps.\nRegards,\n\nArmus
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"Deference" is a visible show of respect for someone or something.  "Difference" is the quality of something being different from some other thing.  In a tyranny, someone, or small group of someones, make decisions for the whole.  In a monarchy, the royal person is the "owner" of the place and gets to make the decisions--unless it's a "Constitutional Monarchy", where the monarch is limited by law in certain areas.  In a democratic republic, like the U. S. A., the country belongs to the ordinary citizens.  The governing bodies are simply the "hired hands" of the owners--put in place to do necessary work while the owners go about their own lives.  Those governing bodies should make laws which protect the people they work for, as well as make honest business easy to conduct.  "Freedom" means a person has the capacity to choose how he/she wants to live, what work he/she wants to do, whose lead to follow in various facets of life, etc.  Democracy is a system which lets people choose--who should be in their governing bodies, what theory of government seems best--"democracy" (in the ideal) supports "freedom".
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Absolute power corrupts absolutely.\n\nCorruption robs us all
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Government of Laws = The powers of the government are limited by the laws that are put in place. The government can ONLY do what the laws say it can or can't do.  Those in power may change, but the powers they have don't unless the laws are changed.\n\nGovernment of Men = The decisions of the people currently in charge are the extent of the power.  There is no real limit on the governments power, aside from the conscience of those in charge.  Every time someone new comes to power, the laws change to be whatever those in power want.