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Power-sharing among the legislature, executive and judiciary is best described as:

AFederal division of power across levels
BCommunity government across linguistic lines
CCoalition government among rival political parties
DHorizontal distribution of power across organs
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Horizontal distribution of power across organs
When power is shared among organs of government placed at the SAME level (legislature, executive, judiciary), it is called the horizontal distribution of power. This produces a system of checks and balances.
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