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lime@feddit.nu ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

No branch of government should be allowed to accumulate too much power.

tell me you’re from the us without telling me you’re from the us. what’s a “branch of government”?

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bufalo1973@piefed.social ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Every democracy has 3 branches (AKA powers): judiciary, legislative and executive.

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- lime@feddit.nu ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  no, not every democracy. every government performs those roles but they are not all split the same way. the nordic countries are single-branch and he chinese government has many more than three.
  
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  - Pamasich@kbin.earth ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    
    the nordic countries are single-branch
    
    According to this official government page Norway at least does have separation of powers into multiple branches. I haven't looked into the other nordic countries, but it's hard to believe that they don't at least separate out the judiciary (courts) from the rest.
    
    Power in Norway is divided into three branches:
    
    the Storting – the legislative branch
    
    the Government – the executive branch
    
    the courts – the judicial branch
    
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  - bufalo1973@piefed.social ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    1 branch = old system.
    
    The 3 branches are there to counterbalance the powers… theoretically.
    
    And China is something different.
    
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    lime@feddit.nu ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    the nordic systems are based on popular sovereignty by proportional representation, which lies in opposition to separation of power.
    
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