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This lesson is designed to be used in conjunction with the National Constitution Center’s Separation of Powers show, Together, they show students firsthand how the three branches of government work together through separation of powers and checks and balances.
The separation of powers is a fundamental principle of democracy, and the three branches of government play a critical role in upholding it. In this article, we will explore the functions and responsibilities of each branch, as well as the checks and balances that keep them in check.
Explain in plain and basic language how the separation of powers works; the ways in which the three branches of government can check each other; and why the separation of powers and checks and balances are important.
Separation of Powers. The idea that a just and fair government must divide power between various branches did not originate at the Constitutional Convention, but has deep philosophical and...
This Exercise is designed to review basic separation-of-powers and checks-and-balances principles. You may need to adjust the exercise slightly (and say more yourself, for example),
What are some of the key battles over the separation of powers and federalism in American history (and today)?
Although Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Lyndon Baines Johnson had wielded exceptional presidential power, Nixon faced a Congress controlled by the Democratic Party on the eve of a Senate investigation into the Watergate break-in. Believing that the Constitution granted him executive privilege, Nixon and his administration pushed back against Cong...