GCEGovernmentForms of Government2021

The principle of separation of powers is MOST closely associated with which form of government?

AOligarchy
BTheocracy
CPresidential democracyCORRECT
DConstitutional monarchy
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The presidential system of government is most closely associated with the strict separation of powers among the executive, legislature, and judiciary, as theorised by Montesquieu and practised in countries like the United States and Nigeria. In parliamentary systems the executive and legislature are fused, making separation less strict.
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