China does not have separation of powers. But that did not stop Chinese Supreme People’s Court Judge He Fan from calling President Donald Trump an “enemy of the rule of law.” He said Trump should not have criticized federal Judge James Robart for temporarily blocking his executive order on immigration. Under the U.S. system of separation of powers, a president should accept his loss silently and not attack the judge who ruled against him, He wrote. What is the separation of powers? The U.S. Constitution set up three separate but equal branches of government: the legislative branch, or Congress, makes the law; the executive, led by the president, executes the law; and the judicial, or courts, interprets the law. The idea is to divide power so each branch of government has its own powers and limits.
Title: What America’s ‘Separation of Powers’ Is All About
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the executive, led by the president, executes the law; and the judicial, or courts, interprets the law.</span> <span data-start-time='70688' data-end-time='78792'>The idea is to divide power so each branch of government has its own powers and limits.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1674/sep_of_power.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=8087 data-hint-location='47104' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1674/what_does_branch_mean.m4a'>What does branch mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='a division of government'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1674/accept_a_loss.m4a'><span>accept a loss</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1674/attack_a_judge.m4a'><span>attack a judge</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1674/separate_authority.m4a'><span>separate authority</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1674/a_division_of_government.m4a'><span>a division of government</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=8088 data-hint-location='47104' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1674/how_many_branches_are_in_the_us_government.m4a'>How many branches are in the U.S. government?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='three'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1674/none.m4a'><span>none</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1674/three.m4a'><span>three</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1674/four.m4a'><span>four</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1674/one.m4a'><span>one</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=8089 data-hint-location='70688' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1674/each_branch_of_government_has_its_own__blank_.m4a'>Each branch of government has its own <span class='blank'>powers and limits</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='powers and limits'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1674/rules_of_order.m4a'><span>rules of order</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1674/shock_and_awe.m4a'><span>shock and awe</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1674/powers_and_limits.m4a'><span>powers and limits</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1674/law_and_order.m4a'><span>law and order</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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