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What are the three arms of government? |
The legislature, the executive, and the judiciary. |
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Who is the legislature and what is their role? |
The legislature is parliament. They make laws. |
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Who is the Executive and what is their role? |
The executive are Ministers and government departments. They administer and enforce the laws made by parliament. |
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Who are the judiciary? |
The judiciary are the courts. They apply and interpret the law made he parliament. They interpret the Constitution and ensures no one oversteps. |
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Why are the three arms independent? |
To act as a check on each other and ensure no branch abuses it's powers so that civil liberties are protected. |
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Why is there not a complete and pure separation of powers? |
Some ministers and the prime minister are members of both the legislature and the executive. Furthermore, the prime minister appoints the justices for the courts, and thus also having a role in the judicature. |
