Limiting Government & Separation of Powers - 3 Branches

Citizens give their permission to be governed.

• Consent of the governed

• Constitution

• Rule of Law

• Separation of Powers

Explains what kind of government a country has

• Rule of Law

• Consent of governed

• Rights of the minority

• Constitution

Means even small unpopular groups are treated fairly.

• Constitution

• Rights of the minority

• Consent of the governed

• Rule of Law

Requires even the government to follow the law

• Rights of the minority

• Constitution

• Rule of law

• Separation of Powers

Why our government has 3 Branches

• Separation of Power

• Constitution

• Consent of the governed

• Rule of Law

Failed limit?: Fujimori ordered the constitution ignored

• Rule of law

• Constitution

• Rights of the minority

• Separation of power

Failed limit?: Fujimori ignored the rights of suspected terrorists

• Rights of the minority

• Rule of law

• Constitution

• Consent of the governed

Failed limit?: Fujimori dissolved Peru's Congress

• Constitution

• Rule of Law

• Consent of the governed

• Separation of power

Failed limit?: Fujimori did what he wanted, regardless of the law

• Separation of powers

• Rule of law

• Constitution

• Rights of the minority

Failed limit?: Fujimori interfered with elections

• Rights of the minority

• Consent of the governed

• Constitution

• Separation of power