Just over two hundred and twenty-nine years ago, after the failure of the Articles of Confederation, the Constitution was signed. Outlining six principles to establish and limit the new Federal Government, the founders focused one one key guideline: Separation of Powers. They followed that guideline through the entire constitution drafting process in order to prevent their new government from becoming a monarch, like Great Britain. The aftereffect of Separation of Powers can be found in both the Constitution and today, two hundred years later. The Separation of Powers principle can, primarily, be found in the first three articles of the constitution which cover the three branches and the abilities granted to each. Beginning at Article one,
