"Separation of powers," Means that each branch of government is independent
Each branch of government checks each other in the system of checks and balances. This includes the legislative branch, along with the the executive and judicial. The branches basically check each other to make sure no branch is abusing their powers.
seperation of powers
powers given to each branch of the Federal Government
It is successful because it has limited the powers of each branch so that no one branch has more power than the other.
Each branch checks the power of the other branches to make sure that the power is balanced between them.
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The Excutive branch- the president. The legislative branch- congress. The judicial branch- Supreme court. All three belong to a system of checks and balances. They check on each other and balance each other out by limmiting the others powers.
checks and balances
If you are referring to the "balance of powers" of the three branches of the US government - - each branch does not "oversee" the others, it refers to the fact that they all have separate powers that DEPEND upon one another. One cannot do something without the cooperation, knowledge, and/or approval of the other.
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/glossary.html See "separation of powers" and "checks and balances".
the method in which each branch has the power to restrain powers of the other branches, it is used to prevent abuse of one branch