Question

Montesquieu's system of "separation of powers" means that

Answer 1

The separation of powers, often imprecisely used interchangeably with the trias politica principle,[1] is a model for the governance of a state (or who controls the state).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separation_of_powers

Answer 2

dude...stop using Wiki, that's true, but a suck-retriceanswer
Separation of powers means that each branch of government, the judicial, executive, and legislative, have their own responsibilities and abilities. The judicial can't suddenly decide to take an executive privilege, nor can the legislative suddenly decide to take part in a court case.

Answer 3

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