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The Separation of Powers is an important part of the [[United States Constitution]].  With the checks and balances created by the separation of powers, each of the three branches of government can limit the powers of the others. This way, no one branch becomes too powerful.   
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The Separation of Powers is an important part of the [[United States Constitution]], and was originaly proposed by the [[Enlightenment]] philosopher [[Montesquieu]].  With the checks and balances created by the separation of powers, each of the three branches of government can limit the powers of the others. This way, no one branch becomes too powerful.   
    
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]]: [[The United States Senate|The Senate]] and [[The 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 [[Prisident of the United States|President]] and his [[U.S. Prisident's Cabinet|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]]: [[The United States Senate|The Senate]] and [[The 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 [[Prisident of the United States|President]] and his [[U.S. Prisident's Cabinet|Cabinet]].   
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