WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Historical development of this concept shows us the significance of the separation of powers expressed by Aristotle in his book “The Politics” and Baron Montesquieu, French Enlightenment political philosopher in his concept of “Montesquieu’s tripartite system”.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: Under the principle of checks and balances, each branch of the government shall possess tools to check and limit the powers of other branches within the government. Normally, in a parliamentary democracy, the branches of the government are legislation, the executive, and the judiciary.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Separation of powers is the mechanism of governance in three branches i.e., as specified above Legislative, Executive and Judiciary. One organ should not interfere in the functioning of the other organs, i.e., there shall be independency of powers.