Mechanisms by which one branch or institution constrains, reviews or removes another, including Separation of Powers, Judicial Review, the Veto, Impeachment, Motion of No Confidence, Vote of Confidence and Confidence and Supply. Belongs here: a formal mechanism whose purpose is to limit, check or hold accountable another branch or officeholder. Does not belong here: the ordinary process by which a government is formed or a legislature passes law in the first place, grouped under Government Formation and Executive-Legislative Relations.
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1. Separation of powers (Wikipedia)
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In The Spirit of Law (1748), Montesquieu described the various forms of distribution of political power among a legislature, an executive, and a judiciary.
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