Download or read book The Principles Of The Separation Of Powers And Checks And Balances As Reflected In The United States Constitution written by Niklas Manhart and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2012-02-13 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2008 in the subject Politics - Region: USA, grade: 1,0, University College Cork (Department of Government), course: GV2001 Politics of the United States of America, language: English, abstract: The political system of the United States is characterised by separation of powers with an elaborate system of checks and balances among the three constitutional branches: Congress the presidency and the court. In this essay I trace back this system back to the historical intention of its framers, assess the current distribution of powers and discuss problematic developments.