Title: How the U.S. Constitution Separates National Power
Headings: How the U.S. Constitution Separates National Power
How the U.S. Constitution Separates National Power
Separation of Powers in the Central Government
1. Theory of Separation of Powers
2. Separation of Powers among Three Governmental Branches
Executive Power
3. Checks and Balances
Congress
President
Courts
Separating Powers between the Federal Government and the States
Power to Declare War
References
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Content: At the same time, however, they provided for a system in which some powers should be shared: Congress may pass laws, but the president can veto them; the president nominates certain public officials, but Congress must approve the appointments; and laws passed by Congress as well as executive actions are subject to judicial review. Thus the separation of powers is offset by what are called checks and balances. 2. Separation of Powers among Three Governmental Branches
Separation of powers devised by the framers of the U.S. Constitution serves the goals: to prevent concentration of power and provide each branch with weapons to fight off encroachment by the other two branches. As James Madison argued in the Federalist Papers (No.51), “Ambition must be made to counteract ambition.” Clearly, the system of separated powers is not designed to maximize efficiency;