alleryStart learning →Dividing the national government into branches with different responsibilities is called:
ASeparation of powers
BConcentration of power
CDelegation of duties
DSuspension of powers
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Separation of powers
1. The arrangement has a formal name.
2. The framers divided the national government into three separate branches.
3. They assigned different responsibilities to each one.
4. That arrangement is a separation of powers.
_Source: OpenStax American Government 4e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 2 'The Constitution and Its Origins'_
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