From WSJopinion: Many of the Constitution’s checks and balances, from the separation of powers to the right to jury trial, have fallen by the wayside, writes David Bernhardt
Wonder Land: Joe Biden and Donald Trump ignore a mother’s wisdom to the detriment of the country. Fortunately some politicians recognize what needs to change. Images: AP/Getty Images Composite: Mark Kelly
There are two competing conceptions of American governance: the version students are taught in the classroom, and the one that exists in the real world. Grade-school civics teaches that Washington is designed to operate under a system of checks and balances, constrained by the Constitution and empowered by the consent of the governed. In practice, however, power has become concentrated in the executive branch and largely wielded by unaccountable career bureaucrats.
The separation of powers is an animating principle of our nation’s founding documents. As the Constitution outlines, the U.S. has three distinct and coequal branches of government: a legislature that passes laws, an executive branch that implements them, and a judiciary that interprets them. This built-in division is meant to restrain government overreach and prevent abuses of power.
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