Separation of powers

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What are the three arms of government?

• Judiciary, Executive & local

• Federal, State & Local

• Judiciary, Executive and Legislature

• Local, State,Execututive

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•Under this principle, the power to govern should be

between the Parliament, the Executive and the Judiciary to avoid one group having an excessive concentration of power (i.e.: having all the power).

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•Under this principle, the power to govern should be distributed between the Parliament, the Executive and the Judiciary to avoid one group having an

concentration of power (i.e.: having all the power).

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•Role:  The Parliament makes and amends the

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•Composition: Parliament (also referred to as the Legislature) is made up of the _____(represented by the Governor-General), the _____and the House of _______

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•Role:  The Executive puts the law into

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•Composition: The Executive is made up of the

(represented by the Governor-General), Prime Minister and ministers

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•Role:  The Judiciary makes

about the law

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•Composition: The Judiciary is made up of the

and other federal courts