seperation of powers

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…showed last 75 words of 739 total…of our government such as checks and balances. Its ideals have changed a little bit because now the executive branch has a bit more power, but for the most part it has stayed intact. This concept also relates to the separation between the states and the national government. Each state government is separate from the national government. From the original ideas of Hamilton, Locke, and Montesquieu has come the type of government we have today.