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The three branches of government are the [[Legislative branch]], the [[Judicial branch]] and the [[Executive branch]].  The Legislative branch consists of the two houses of [[Congress]]: [[United States Senate|The Senate]] and [[United States House of Representatives|The House of Representatives]].  The Judicial Branch consists of the Federal Court System led by the [[United States Supreme Court|Supreme Court]].  The Executive branch consists of the [[President of the United States|President]] and his [[Cabinet]].   
 
The three branches of government are the [[Legislative branch]], the [[Judicial branch]] and the [[Executive branch]].  The Legislative branch consists of the two houses of [[Congress]]: [[United States Senate|The Senate]] and [[United States House of Representatives|The House of Representatives]].  The Judicial Branch consists of the Federal Court System led by the [[United States Supreme Court|Supreme Court]].  The Executive branch consists of the [[President of the United States|President]] and his [[Cabinet]].   
 
   
 
   
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[[James Madison]], [[America]]'s fourth [[President]], at the [[Constitutional Convention]] in 1787, proposes to set up the three branches of the U.S. government; Judicial, Legislative, Executive. He discovered this as the model, reading [[Isaiah]] 33:22 “For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; He will save us.”  
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[[James Madison]], [[America]]'s fourth [[President]], at the [[Constitutional Convention]] in 1787, proposes to set up the three branches of the U.S. government; Judicial, Legislative, Executive. He discovered this as the model, reading [[Isaiah]] 33:22 “For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; He will save us.”
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this would be moses v.p. aaron secratary joshua a senate or council of seventy
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a congress of elected representatives
    
Separation of powers prevents the aggregation of [[infinite]] authority, or [[tyranny]], in one person or group.
 
Separation of powers prevents the aggregation of [[infinite]] authority, or [[tyranny]], in one person or group.

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