Republican President Richard Nixon resigned (quit) the presidency in 1973, the only president to ever do so. He had been responsible for illegal actions when he had people spy on the Democrats so he could win re-election in 1972. They broke into the Democrats headquarters in the Watergate hotel, and the scandal has been called “Watergate” ever since. Nixon’s vice president, Gerald Ford, became president, then he pardoned Nixon for any crimes he may have committed. The branch is checking the branch’s power.

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separation of powers, therefore, refers to the division of government responsibilities into distinct branches to limit any one branch from exercising the core functions of another.   the intent is to prevent the concentration of power and provide for checks and balances.  

the traditional characterizations of the powers of the branches of american government are:

* the legislative branch is responsible for enacting the laws of the state and appropriating the money necessary to operate the government.

* the executive branch is responsible for implementing and administering the public policy enacted and funded by the legislative branch.

* the judicial branch is responsible for interpreting the constitution and laws and applying their interpretations to controversies brought before it.

forty state constitutions specify that government be divided into three branches:   legislative, executive and judicial.   california illustrates this approach; "the powers of state government are legislative, executive, and judicial.   persons charged with the exercise of one power may not exercise either of the others except as permitted by this constitution."

while separation of powers is key to the workings of american government, no democratic system exists with an absolute separation of powers or an absolute lack of separation of powers. governmental powers and responsibilities intentionally overlap; they are too complex and interrelated to be neatly compartmentalized. as a result, there is an inherent measure of competition and conflict

minnesota:   minnesota house research,   separation of powers: when statutes and court rules conflict, 2005

a. by accepting the election of president abraham lincoln in 1860 and convincing other southern states to do the same