A 10 page discussion of the value of the Constitutional provision for separation of powers. The author contends that to understand the impact of this attempt at separation of power it becomes useful to look at a more long-standing example of such a separation, that of France. This task is further enabled with a comparison of the manner in which the U.K. differs in its approach to government. It can be contended that while the concept of separation of power is an integral component of a successful republic, that separation undergoes an evolutionary process which allows it to become more successful the longer it is in operation. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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The concept of separation of power within a government has been entertained by an interesting cross section of the
worlds nations. Perhaps one of the most interesting examples of this application comes after the collapse of the former U.S.S.R. Boris Yeltsin introduced a constitutional draft establishing a
separation of power for components of the Russian government in 1993 (National Public Radio, 1993). This draft immediately became recognized as the most liberal set of laws ever to
be applied in Russia (National Public Radio, 1993). Under it Russia would become a presidential republic, a republic in which the three main branches of the Russian government would
be separated in regard to their power (National Public Radio, 1993). To understand the impact of this attempt as separation of power it becomes useful to look at a
more long-standing example of such a separation, that of France. This task is further enabled with a comparison of the manner in which the U.K. differs in its approach
to government. It can be contended that while the concept of separation of power is an integral component of a successful republic, that separation undergoes an evolutionary process which
allows it to become more successful the longer it is in operation. In France, therefore, most of the initial problems which arise in this attempt have been worked out.
Russia, on the other hand, has a ways to go in becoming fully comfortable and fully efficient under this system of government.
With his attempt at separation of power Yeltsin sought to eliminate the Russian Congress in its entirety, replacing it with a two chamber parliament (National Public Radio, 1993). In