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The Principles of Checks and Balances and The Separation of Powers

The document discusses the principles of checks and balances and separation of powers in the Philippine government. It states that checks and balances allows different branches to prevent actions by others and share power to act in the citizens' best interests. It also prevents overreach and helps correct mistakes. The separation of powers ensures the legislative, executive, and judicial branches remain distinct and do not concentrate functions, people, or authority within one body.

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The Principles of Checks and Balances and The Separation of Powers

The document discusses the principles of checks and balances and separation of powers in the Philippine government. It states that checks and balances allows different branches to prevent actions by others and share power to act in the citizens' best interests. It also prevents overreach and helps correct mistakes. The separation of powers ensures the legislative, executive, and judicial branches remain distinct and do not concentrate functions, people, or authority within one body.

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The Principles of Checks and Balances and the Separation of Powers

1. Checks and balances, is the principle of government under which separate


branches are empowered to prevent actions by other branches and are induced
to share power. The Philippine government seeks to act in the best interests of its
citizens through this system. This also allows one department to resist
encroachments upon its prerogatives or to rectify mistakes or excesses
committed by the other departments.

2. The separation of powers is a constitutional principle introduced to ensure that


the three major branches of the state are not concentrated in any single body
whether in functions, personnel or powers. These are the legislative, the
executive and the judiciary. Legislative is a law-making body composed of the
Senate and the House of Representatives; Executive puts law into operation
which is the President, Vice President and cabinet members; and Judiciary
interprets law and settles disputes which are vested in the Supreme Court and
the other courts.

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