by JamesP.Pfiffner (Author)
The framers of the U.S. Constitution divided the federal government's powers among three branches: the executive, the legislative, and the judiciary. Their goal was to prevent tyranny by ensuring that none of the branches could govern alone.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Publisher: Brookings Institution,U.S.
Published: 01 Sep 2008
ISBN 10: 0815770448
ISBN 13: 9780815770442