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First, the founders of our country designed the government with three separate co-equal branches: the legislative to make the laws, the executive to carry them out, and the judiciary to resolve cases, including those involving the constitutionality and legality of the actions of other branches.
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Jeffrey Rupp, The Denver Post, 3 Feb. 2024
And Israel, the last 30 years has been a growing arrogation by the Supreme Court of the powers of the executive and the legislative.
—Nbc Universal, NBC News, 16 Apr. 2023
Every democracy, including your own, has continuous tension between the judiciary and the executive or the legislative.
—Nbc Universal, NBC News, 16 Apr. 2023
Both promised to lead an independent legislative.
—Star Tribune, 1 Feb. 2021
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Jeffrey Rupp, The Denver Post, 3 Feb. 2024
And Israel, the last 30 years has been a growing arrogation by the Supreme Court of the powers of the executive and the legislative.
—Nbc Universal, NBC News, 16 Apr. 2023
Every democracy, including your own, has continuous tension between the judiciary and the executive or the legislative.
—Nbc Universal, NBC News, 16 Apr. 2023
Both promised to lead an independent legislative.
—Star Tribune, 1 Feb. 2021
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“Legislative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legislative. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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