USA HISTORY

WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900

WESTWARD EXPANSION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances are completely different parts of government? True or False
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Separation of powers is a doctrine of constitutional law under which the three branches of government (executive, legislative, and judicial) are kept separate. This is also known as the system of checks and balances, because each branch is given certain powers so as to check and balance the other branches.

Detailed explanation-2: -There is a system of checks and balances wherein the various organs impose checks on one another by certain provisions. The judiciary has the power of judicial review over the actions of the executive and the legislature.

Detailed explanation-3: -The term “trias politica” or “separation of powers” was coined by Charles-Louis de Secondat, baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu, an 18th century French social and political philosopher.

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