Under this model, the state is divided into branches, each with separate and independent powers and areas of responsibility so that the powers of one branch are not in conflict with the powers associated with the other branches. The typical division of branches is into a legislature, an executive, and a judiciary. It can be contrasted with the fusion of powers in a parliamentary system where the executive and legislature (and sometimes parts of the judiciary) are unified.
Gein served as a model for several book and film characters, most notably such fictional serial killers as Norman Bates (Psycho), Leatherface (The Texas Chain Saw Massacre), Buffalo Bill (The Silence of the Lambs) and Bloody Face (American Horror Story).
Buffalo Bill was William F. Cody (1846-1917), who worked as a scout for the US army and killed buffalo (bison) to provision the Union Pacific Railroad. In later life, he opera â¦ ted a wild west show, demonstrating riding and sharpshooting and giving audiences a sanitized version of life in the American West.