CIVILIZATION
ROMAN
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Question
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that power was concentrated in one area allowing quick decision making
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that power was split among multiple branches so that on part couldn’t control the others
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that power was given to the people who had to come together in the forum and vote on every issue
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that each branch of government could check the power of another branch of government
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Detailed explanation-1: -The intent of separation of powers is to prevent the concentration of unchecked power and to provide for checks and balances, in which the powers of one branch of government is limited by the powers of another branch-to prevent abuses of power and avoid autocracy.
Detailed explanation-2: -The independence of judiciary calls for ‘separation of powers’. This basically means that both the legislature and the executive branches of the government, cannot interfere with the functions and decisions of the judiciary.
Detailed explanation-3: -Montesquieu, a French scientist, originally proposed the doctrine of separation of powers in his book “Espirit des Louis” published in 1747. (The spirit of the laws). Montesquieu discovered that when power is concentrated in the hands of a single person or a group of people, a despotic government emerges.