MY 19 Mohegan Sun Level III

9/10/19

Making the Framework Work: Balance of Power Legislate + Execute + Adjudicate = “Basic Powers of Government” In the Constitution, the Framers Carefully Divided These Powers and Assigned them to the Three Branches of Government WHY?

Why??? • To Provide a Strong Governmental Structure with Proper Checks & Balances • To Secure the Basic Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of the Citizenry Guaranteed by the Constitution • To Constrain Governmental Power • To Prevent Governmental Abuses of Power • To Ensure Fundamental Fairness and Due Process of Law

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