To ensure a separation of powers, the U.S. Federal Government is made up of three branches: legislative, executive and judicial.
French social and political philosopher Charles-Louis de Secondat, baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu, first used the phrase "trias politica" or "separation of powers" in the 18th century. There are three divisions of our federal government. They are the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches of government, which include the President and around 5,000,000 employees (Supreme Court and lower Courts).According to Montesquieu, the best type of government is one in which the legislative, executive, and judicial branches are distinct from one another and mutually check each other to prevent any department from gaining excessive power. He thought that consolidating these powers, as in Louis XIV's monarchy, would result in dictatorship.
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