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Dividing state organs into those particular three "branches of government" is, as far as I can tell, specific to US culture. Other countries divide things up in
by umanwizard 7y ago
Dividing state organs into those particular three "branches of government" is, as far as I can tell, specific to US culture. Other countries divide things up in different ways.
Most modern democracies do have an elected legislature, a legal system, an executive authority (whether it be an elected president or a parliamentary-style cabinet), and a career civil service (i.e., what in the US would just be called non-political-appointees in the Executive Branch), but the terms they use for these can differ, as can the exact nature of the separation of powers between them.
- syshum 7y agoSo you dismiss my assertion, then proceed to prove my point All modern functioning governments have the same 3 basic struture These are all part of the government. My point says nothing about how the separation of powers between those government branches function, just that they exist and are all "government" I am not sure how anyone can claim the court system of a nation is not part of "the government" which was the comment I replied to
- umanwizard 7y ago> I am not sure how anyone can claim the court system of a nation is not part of "the government" Different countries have different words for things. It’s as simple as that. What we call “soccer” in the US is called “football” in the UK. It doesn’t mean they’re two different things.