'What are some reasons for the separation of powers?'
My book only really says it's to provide a system of checks and balances to protect against possible power abuse, but are there any others?
I also wrote to divide government power into different bodies so that no one person has all the power.
What else is there?
That is pretty much it. If one body had power over the entire legal system it would right to use the true definition of tyranny in that case. The constitution was put in place to separate the powers but naturally, the legislative/executive overlap. That is all there is to it I'll quickly get my separation of powers notes ...
''1.3.3 Seperation of Powers
There are three separate types of powers in in our legal system and these powers should be held by separate bodies so that no one body has absolute power over the functions of the legal system.
1.3.3.1 Legislative Power
The power to make laws, which resides with parliament. As government controls the lower house, they control what legislation is introduced.
1.3.3.2 Executive Power
The power to administer laws and manage the business of government. This power is vested to the Governor General but in practice is carried out by the government.
1.3.3.3 Judicial Power
The power given to courts and tribunals to enforce the law and settle disputes which is vested ii the high court and other federal courts. This power is kept independent and separate from the other two powers.
1.3.3.4 Are powers really separated?
The accumulation of all powers legislative, executive and judiciary in the same hands may justly be pronounced as the very definition of tyranny. Legislative and executive powers are linked as government controls the lower house so they can control what legislation is introduced into parliament.
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