“The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, self-appointed, or elected, may justly be pronounced as the very definition of tyranny.” – James Madison
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The Three Branches of Our Federal Government
James Madison said, “The very definition of tyranny is when all powers are gathered under one place.” And that’s why the United States Government is separated into three separate and equal branches—the Legislative Branch, the Executive Branch, and the Judicial Branch. The Legislative Branch makes the laws. The Executive Branch enforces the laws. And the Judicial…