It operates to maintain the legislative powers to the
legislative department, executive powers to the executive
department, and those which are judicial in character to the
judiciary. Through this allocation of powers, the person
entrusted shall not be permitted to encroach upon the power
confided to the others, but that each shall, by the law of its
creation, be limited to the exercise of the powers appropriate
to its own department and no other. There must be independence
and equity of the several departments. photo source:
http://w4.nkcsd.k12.mo.us/~kcofer/k2_branches.jpg In essence,
the separation of powers means that the making of the laws
belongs to Congress, the execution of the laws is to the
executive and the settlement of controversies rests in the
Judiciary. Each is prevented from invading the domain of the
others. The purpose of the separation of powers is to prevent
concentration of authority in one department and thereby avoid
tyranny. The separation of powers however should not be
interpreted a