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The principle of the separation of powers________________?

Correct answer: C. is prescribed by the Constitution

  • A. was imitated by the framers of the constitution from Roman forms of government
  • B. provides for an absolute separation of three branches of government
  • C. is prescribed by the Constitution
  • D. was a notion the framers had to abandon

Explanation

The Constitution establishes separate legislative, executive, and judicial functions, although the separation is not absolute because the branches check one another. Thus, it is prescribed by the Constitution rather than being an absolute division.

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