Articles Quote by Thomas Jefferson

It is one thing to be subordinate to the laws, and another [for the Executive] to be dependent on the legislative body. The first…

— Alexander Hamilton

When it comes to the separation of powers, the Constitution makes it look pretty simple: Congress makes the laws, the president enforces them and…

— Asha Rangappa

The Supreme Court and courts in general have been usurping the role of the legislative branch of government.

— Todd Akin

There are checks and balances and broad separation of powers under the Constitution. Each organ of the State, i.e. the legislature, the executive and…

— P. Sathasivam

Under Article II, all executive power is vested in one president of the United States. The regulatory state is Congress's efforts to undermine the…

— Ted Cruz

In our Constitution governmental power is divided among three separate branches of the national government, three separate branches of State governments, and the peoples…

— Anonymous

Our Founding Fathers created the Executive Branch to implement and enforce the laws written by Congress, and vested this power in the president.

— Tom Rice

In every government there are three sorts of power: the legislative; the executive in respect to things dependent on the law of nations; and…

— Baron de Montesquieu

“Article 73 of the Constitution clearly stipulates that, subject to the Constitution, the executive power of the union shall extend to matters in respect…

— Justice Asok Kumar Ganguly

“By the same token, the executive cannot exercise legislative power, even if it has legislative authorization, for when it acts alone, it is a…

— Philip Hamburger

As the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial departments of the United States are co-ordinate, and each equally bound to support the Constitution, it follows that…

— James Madison

The dignity and stability of government in all its branches, the morals of the people, and every blessing of society depend so much upon…

— John Adams