I am mindful of the difference between the executive branch and the legislative branch. I assured all four of these leaders that I know the difference, and that difference is they pass the laws and I execute them.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker clarifies the constitutional separation of powers between making and executing laws.
- In plain terms
- Legislatures make laws and the executive enforces them.
- What can you take from it?
- Understand the distinct roles of government branches.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who makes the rules?
- How do branches interact?
Another view
This view assumes strict separation which often blurs in practice.
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