A.8. Comparison of Separation of Powers in USA
- The doctrine of separation of powers forms the foundation on which the whole structure of the constitution is based. It has been accepted and strictly adopted in the U.S.A.
- The doctrine of separation finds its home in the U.S. It forms the basis of the American constitutional structure.
- Article I vest the legislative power in the congress; Article II vests executive power in the President and Article III vests judicial power in the Supreme Court.
- The framers of the American constitution believed that the principle of separation of powers would help to prevent the rise of tyrannical government by making it impossible for a single group of persons to exercise too much power.
- Accordingly, they intended that the balance of power should be attained by checks and balances between separate organs of the government.
- This alternative system existing with the separation of prevents any organ to become supreme.