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| 1 | separation of powersby clairebear595 | 15 terms | December 14, 2008 |
| 2 | separation of powersby Awsomegiggle | 27 terms | September 24, 2009 |
| 3 | POL 161 Ch. 3: Federalism and the Separation of Powersby kwvball | 22 terms | September 16, 2008 |
| 4 | Civics Test (Separation of Powers)by carliew | 5 terms | October 18, 2009 |
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| 5 | Separation of Powersby ssfinal7 | 4 terms | June 23, 2009 |
| 6 | separation of powersby cheekster57 | 18 terms | December 16, 2008 |
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| separation of powers definitions | |||
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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | the division of power among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government | 56 sets | |
| 2 | a principle of govt. whereby constitutional authority is shared by 3 separate branches of govt. | 21 sets | |
| 3 | the diviion of the national government into the legislative, executive and judicial branches | 17 sets | |
| 4 | principle by which the powers of government are divided among separate branches | 13 sets | |
| 5 | constitutional division of powers among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, with the legislative branch making law, the executive applying and enforcing the law, and the judiciary interpreting the law | 10 sets | |
| 6 | the division of a central government into 2 or more branches, each having its own responsibilities and authorities | 9 sets | |
| 7 | the division of the national government into the legislative, executive and judicial branches | 7 sets | |
| 8 | constitutional authority is shared by three different branches of government | 7 sets | |
| 9 | theory in which government power divided equally among three branches | 6 sets | |
| 10 | power is divided among the three branches of government | 6 sets | |
| 11 | constitutional division of powers among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, with the legislative branch making law, the executive applying and enforcing the law, and the judiciary interpreting the law. | 5 sets | |
| 12 | 3 branches of government | 5 sets | |
| 13 | the government's power is divided among the three branches: the executive, the legislative, and the judicial. | 5 sets | |
| 14 | constitutional authority is shared by three different branches of government. | 4 sets | |
| 15 | basic principle of american system of government, that the executive, legislative, and judicial powers are divided among three independent and coequal branches of government | 4 sets | |
| 16 | power is divided into different branches of government. this helps prevent one branch from becoming too powerfull. | 4 sets | |
| 17 | division of governmental authority among the three branches of government: executive, legislative, and judicial branch. the us constitution uses this principle in setting up the presidency, the congress, and the courts. | 4 sets | |
| 18 | practice by which power is separated among three branches of government; each branch has its own powers and duties and is independent of and equal to the other branches | 4 sets | |
| 19 | dividing government power among legislative, executive, and judicial branches | 4 sets | |
| 20 | the division of governmental power among several institutions that must cooperate in decision making | 4 sets | |
| 21 | the split of authority among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches | 4 sets | |
| 22 | the division of a central government into two or more branches, each having its own responsibilities and authorities. | 4 sets | |
| 23 | the idea that powers of government must be clearly defined and divided in legislative, executive, and judicial branches | 4 sets | |
| 24 | an attempt to limit government power by placing different powers of government (i.e. legislative powers) separate from other powers (for example-judicial) and having these powers controlled by different people | 3 sets | |
| 25 | a system that separated the powers of government into three separate braches to limit arbitrary excesses by the government. it led to the system of checks and balances so that the government would not become centered on one branch. | 3 sets | |
| 26 | divides the powers of government into 3 branches: legislative, executive, judicial | 3 sets | |
| 27 | the principle of dividing governmental powers among different branches of government. | 3 sets | |
| 28 | principle that government is divided into branches and no one branch is given all of the power | 3 sets | |
| 29 | the term for the fact that the powers of government are divided into three separate branches: legislative, executive, and judicial | 3 sets | |
| 30 | three branches of government | 3 sets | |
| 31 | the constitution separates power at the central level government into three separate branches, legislative, executive, and judical. | 3 sets | |
| 32 | the idea of providing power to different branches of government; lawmaking to the legislative branch, enforcing to the executive branch, and interpreting to the judicial branch. | 3 sets | |
| 33 | the distribution of government legislative, executive, and judicial powers to separate branches of government | 3 sets | |
| 34 | an element of the constitution in which political power is shared among the branches of government to allow self-interest to check self interest. | 3 sets | |
| 35 | the assignment of executive, legislative, and judicial powers to different groups of officials in a government. | 3 sets | |
| 36 | the principle or system of vesting in separate branches the executive, legislative, and judicial powers of a government | 3 sets | |
| 37 | prevented any one person or group from gaining too much power; provided greatest freedom and security for the state | 2 sets | |
| 38 | an enlightenment idea from the writings of baron de montesquieu used in the constitutional convention | 2 sets | |
| 39 | the division of powers among the different branches of government. in the united states, powers are divided among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches. | 2 sets | |
| 40 | distribution among the branches of government to ensure that the same person or group will not make the law, enforce the law and interpret the law | 2 sets | |