The separation of powers is the mechanism of political and democratic organization by which the government is divided into three fundamental branches that carry out specific tasks. These branches are: executive branch, in charge of administering the country in accordance with the laws; legislative branch, responsible for creating laws; and the judiciary, responsible for judging those who break the laws.
The separation of powers is created as a result of the rise of liberalism, during the era of revolutions, as a way of limiting absolutism and tyranny through internal limits of the government itself. That is, it arose during the 18th century, to limit the power of absolutist monarchies.
The most prominent Native American leader in the original area of English settlement in Virginia was Powhattan, who was originally welcoming to the new settlers, but then ran out of patience.
