| The United States Constitution divides the government into three separate and distinct branches: the Executive, Legislative and Judicial branches. |
La constitution des Etats Unis divise le gouvernement en trois parties aparts : La branche Executive, Legislative et Judiciare. |
| The concept of separate branches with distinct powers is known as separation of powers. |
Le concept des branches separee avec des pouvoirs distinctifs est connu sous le nom, separation des pouvoirs. |
| That doctrine arose from the writings of several European philosophers. |
Cette doctrine vient des ecrits de plusieurs Philosophes Europeens. |
| Englishman John Locke first pioneered the idea, but he only suggested a separation between the executive and legislative. |
L'Anglais John Locke a entamer cette idee mais il suggerait juste la separation entre la branche executive et legislative. |
| The Frenchman Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu, added the judicial branch. |
Le Francais Chales- Louis de Secondat, Braon de montesquieu a ajouter la branche judiciare. |
| Each branch is theoretically equal to each of the others. |
En theorie, toutes les branches sont egales. |
| The branches check each other's powers and use a system known as checks and balances. |
Chaques branche garde les autres au pas par un systeme appele verifier et balancer. |
| Thus, no branch can gain too much power and influence, thus reducing the opportunity for a tyrannical government. |
AInsi, aucune brancge ne peux abuser de son pouvoir ou de son influence, reduisant l'oppportunite d'un gouvernement tyranique. |
| In the introduction, there is a Preamble. |
Dans l'introduction, il y a un preamuble. |
| The Preamble is as stated: "We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this constitution for the United States of America". |
Le preamuble cite" Nous le peuple des Etats unis, en ordre de former une union parfaite, etablir une justice, assurer la paix domestique, fournir une defense commune, fournir le bien etre general et pour securise les benedictions de la liberte pour nous meme et notre posterite, ordonnons et etablissons cette constitution pour les Etats Unis D'amerique. |
