Political Science

In any given State or country, separation of power is very important in defining the limits of every organ and functions in the government. The American constitution is based on federal system and the powers of every organ are well defined in the constitution. Every organ has got a role to play in the State and the constitution even explains the rights and the fundamental role of the State.

Separation of power
In the United States, according to Sheehan (1996), there are three major organs that shares power the Judiciary that is more concerned with the legal issues, Executive and the Legislative organ. The main reason why powers are separated is to ensure that there are checks and balances in governance as every organ is responsible for a given role as stipulated in the constitution. Even though most people argue that the constitution of America was more of a Monarch system and there was no true separation of powers. As many people view it, the powers are technically separated in the constitution. However, there are still certain features that vary from one organ to another and therefore power can be said to be divided between the three organs.

The Executive powers
The executive organ is the most important organ in the power structure and separation of powers in the constitution as it has the Veto powers vested on the President, to command the military since heshe is the Commander in Chief. However, the President should ensure that good laws are passed by the congress as stated in the constitution. The executive has the power to oppose allocation of money for other uses that are not relevant and can wage war against the move made by the congress .The executive can declare the state of emergency, pardon and can also overrule the judiciary and appoint the judges.

Legislative powers
According to Cullingworth (1997), the legislative body has got the power to approve and pass the law they can also amend the law and therefore an important organ of the State. The enactment of the laws on taxes and budget is the responsibility of the legislative organ. Even though the president has the power as the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, the legislative body has the sole power to declare war, and start investigation even on the executive and in most cases appoints the heads of the executive branch.

Judicial powers
Judiciary is an important organ of the State in that it has a sole mandate to determine the laws that are supposed to be passed by the congress, whether constitutional or not, determines the disposition of the convicts and can compel testimony or evidence on any investigation and plays a major role in determination of the policy and its effects. Judiciary as an organ can dismiss the congress through impeachment (Owings, 2002). 

Conclusion
Even though the powers are constitutionally separated, there is no proper or clear separation of power between the three organs as most of the organs are interrelated in delegation of duties or roles. For instance, the President who is a member of the executive is the head of the military and the judiciary can usurp the powers of the president and declare the war.