Part one of term paper
The National Government is organized into three separate branches. Each branch is given by the Constitution, its own field of governmental authority: legislative, executive, and judicial. These three branches are not entirely separate from each other though, they are tied together by a system of checks and balances. For many years and pre ...

Part two of term paper
... dividing the powers of a government into three branches to guard against abuse of authority. A government under a system of separation of powers is more likely to follow the rule of law: the principle that government action must be constrained by laws. Several times throughout history of the United States, the doctrines of both governmental functions have proved efficient. For example, on August 5, 1974 it was discovered that President Richard Nixon had ordered the FBI to stop the infamous inve ...