Separation of Powers: An Overview

Glassman, Matthew E.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Politics and government;    Separation of powers;    Congressional oversight;    Congressional-Presidential relations;   

RP-ID  :  R44334
RP-ID  :  R44334_2016Jan08

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report provides an overview of separation of powers. It reviews the philosophical and political origins of the doctrine, surveys the structure of separation of power in the Constitution, and discusses the consequences of the system for both the institutions and for individual political actors. Finally, there is a discussion of separation of powers in the context of contemporary politics.