Questions tagged [separation-of-powers]

Questions relating to the separation of power when it comes to governing a state. A prime example is the trias politica which divides power between a legislature, an executive and a judiciary.

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Are there well-known democracy ranking/evaluation systems that penalize the fusion of powers (between the executive and legislative)?

Basically, I want to ask how accepted is the idea that fusion of powers between the executive and legislative, present in the Westminster-inspired systems, implies a democratic deficit of some kind. (...
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What are different ways of allocating investigative power?

Background - The U.S. allocation of investigative power In the U.S. system of government, there are a variety of ways that a potential incident or public policy issue of concern can be investigated. ...
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Is there any other constitutional body represented in Autonomous Communities?

In Spain, Autonomous Communities (A.C.) Presidents hold a representation of/from the State (every power of the State, ultimately deriving from popular citizen vote) in the A.C.[reference TBMA on ...
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