Answer: to prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful
Explanation: Separation of powers means that each branch has specific powers to exercise, powers which no other branch has
Evocation has been the day I have to go eat a lot and get it done and
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Since women didn’t speak unless spoken to they are silent during stage directions to seem more like they did in the past but now the women can speak freely and have rights equal to men
They were standard routes from one monastery to another. They were like routes for trading and travel.