One of the best forms of government in the world
Located in the heart of Washington D.C., this government is split into three branches: Legislative, Executive, and Judicial
It is based on the idea of Separation of Powers. Separation of powers originates in the idea that, for a government to effectively secure the freedom of its people, the government must separate into three distinct branches acting independently of one another. Put another way, separation of powers refers to the division of the government into separate branches to prevent any one branch from becoming so controlling that it performs functions the other branches should be performing. Separation of powers prevents power from becoming concentrated, and paves the way for ensuring fairness for the people.
The system of checks and balances exists because the powers and responsibilities of the government are too complicated to sort neatly among the branches. As such, it is only natural for conflict to exist among the branches. Checks and balances exist to ease the conflict by allowing each branch of government to have a say in, or supervision over, what the other branches do.
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