Delegation Resource Manual: Month by Month Implementation Guide
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YMCA PA Youth & Government Program
Separation of Powers is the principle of dividing the powers of a government among different
branches to guard against abuse of authority. A government of separated powers assigns different
political and legal powers to the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.
Questions to consider:
1.
What is the cartoonist trying to illustrate in this picture?
2.
Why is Andrew Jackson standing on the U.S. Constitution?
3.
How is President Jackson violating the philosophy of separation of powers in this cartoon?
