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    Coined by Charles-Louis de Secondat, an 18th century political philosopher, the expression "separation of powers", was a saying that created the foundation of today’s governing. The separation of powers refers to the breaking-up of government accountabilities into individual branches (judicial, legislative, executive) that limit any other branch of holding too much power in the rule; thus creating checks and balances. Checks and balances say that each section can check the rulings of another and…

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    The United States was formulated as a Federal Republic by the founding fathers to avoid the tyranny they endured while subjects of the King of Great Britain. In this system, there is a leader of the nation known as the president who has many powers, but the founding fathers constructed the constitution in a way that would prevent the president from becoming a tyrant. The president is prevented from becoming a tyrant by having limited power. The two main principles that puts limits on the…

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    In comparison to the powers of both the legislative branch of government to the executive branch of government, one must first take a look and understand why these two main branches of government were made in the first place. What powers make up each individual form of government, why and how are they able to function separately and also, their purpose is for the people of the nation. For the first branch of government, the legislative branch, this branch was first established in Article 1 of…

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    “The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many...may be justly pronounced the very definition of tyranny...Liberty requires that the three great departments of power should be separate and distinct.” This quote is saying that if one group or…

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    This essay will examine Peru’s political, legal, economic, and cultural systems and risks. Additionally, analysis the challenges and opportunities of doing business in Peru. Finally, I will suggest a product to enter into Peru and why there is an opportunity for this product. 
 Peru 's political system is a constitutional republic with a multi-party system, and the government consists of three branches of government which are executive, legislative, and judicial. The executive branch contains…

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    of the first acts of the new Congress was to establish a Federal court system through the Judiciary Act signed by President Washington on September 24, 1789. The United States Judiciary Act of 1789 was a landmark statute in the first session of the First United States Congress. It established the U.S. federal judiciary. The founders of the new nation believed that the establishment of a national judiciary was one of their most important tasks. Officially titled "An Act to Establish the Judicial…

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    The French an Indian War is a war that occurred in America during the middle of the 18th century. The French and Indian War was fought between the colonies of British America and New France. The war began in 1756 after controversy over land in the mid-west. Both British American and New France fought in the war alongside military units from their parent country. Aside from military assembly the French also were able to gain the trust of Native American and get them to fight alongside them…

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    Government Powers

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    Powers of the Branches of Government Each branch of the government has a claim to power when it comes to checks and balances, framers feared democracy, or pure majority rule. This is something they have experienced before, the framers knew that it was most important in order to prevent the event of oligarchy in America the best choice was to divide they powers of government. In order to come up with the best plan of action that would work out best to insure order, the farmers decided to…

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    Check And Balances

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    “Each branch of government has a check upon the other, and the two must balance one another to consummate the action. Even if each branch eyed the other skeptically, they were motivated to cooperate.” (Fox and Pope, p.94) The ability to check and balance is necessary in the government and in economics. Citizens of nations ruled by kings only serve the purpose of promoting the wealth of the king. Economies dominated by companies with monopolies don’t flourish, due to the lack of…

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    Jason Rochon Dr. Cynthia Franklin Govt-2306-032 13 July 2016 Accommodating for Rapid Population and Economic Growth in Texas The state of Texas is experiencing a period of rapid population growth primarily in its major cities. As the population grows the state will need to implement policies and planning that will be able to accommodate this growth. In order to facilitate this growth the three branches of government will need to be able to cooperate with one another and make compromises for…

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