What is one feature of the political system
created by the original constitution of the united
states?
(1) guaranteeing equal legal rights to all persons
(2) requiring the federal government to maintain
a balanced budget
(3) dividing powers between the national and
state governments
(4) granting more power to the executive branch
than to the other branches of government

montesquieu took the view that the roman republic had powers separated so that no one could usurp complete power. in the british constitutional system, montesquieu discerned a separation of powers among the monarch, parliament, and the courts of law.

to reform the distraught soviet union, the democratization of the communist party was promoted through party secretary mikhail gorbachev's policies of “perestroika” and “glasnost.” perestroika refers to the reconstruction of the political and economic system established by the communist party.