separation of powers: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	division of powers

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Oval portrait print of Montesquieu by Pierre Michel Alix after Jean Francois Garnerey, showing Montesquieu with long curly white hair and a fur-trimmed robe, facing forward.

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checks and balances power sharing political power delegation of powers government government shutdown legitimacy devolution government-in-exile representation localization commission Western colonialism democracy intelligence

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