<span>At the start of Franklin Roosevelt's presidency he was a strong and outspoken isolationist, as were most of the American citizens. Later in his presidency Roosevelt decide that it was more important to fight for democracy than to keep America out of foreign conflicts. Many Americans were in favor of isolationism after America's controversial involvement in World War I, a conflict which cost hundreds of thousands of American lives in Europe in the midst of a war that did not directly concern American interests. </span>
Separation of Powers in the United States is associated with the Checks and Balances system. The Checks and Balances system provides each branch of government with individual powers to check the other branches and prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful.
