| The United States Constitution divides government into three separate and distinct branches: the Executive, Legislative and Judicial branches. |
V skladu z Ustavo Združenih držav Amerike se vlada deli na tri ločene in in samostojne veje: izvršilno, zakonodajno in pravosodno. |
| The concept of separate branches with distinct powers is known as separation of powers. |
Koncept ločenih vej s samostojnimi pooblastili je poznan pod izrazom delitev oblasti. |
| That doctrine arose from the writings of several European philosophers. |
Ta doktrina je nastala na podlagi del več evropskih filozofov. |
| The Englishman John Locke first pioneered the idea, but he only suggested a separation between the executive and legislative. |
Začetnik te ideje je bil Anglež John Locke, čeprav je predlagal le delitev na izvršilno in zakonodajno vejo. |
| The Frenchman Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu, added the judicial branch. |
Pravosodno vejo je dodal Francoz Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu. |
| Each branch is theoretically equal to each of the others. |
Vsaka veja je teoretično enakopravna vsaki drugi veji. |
| The branches check each others powers and use a system known as checks and balances. |
Veje nadzorujejo pristojnosti druga druge in uporabljajo sistem, znan kot sistem nadzora in ravnotežja. |
| Thus, no branch can gain too much power and influence, thus reducing the opportunity for tyrannical government. |
Tako nobena veja ne more dobiti preveč moči in vpliva, kar zmanjša možnost tiranske vlade. |
| In the introduction, there is a Preamble. |
V uvodu je Preambula. |
| 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". |
V Preambuli piše: "Mi, ljudstvo Združenih držav, vzpostavljamo to ustavo za Združene države Amerike, da oblikujemo bolj popolno unijo, vzpostavimo pravo, zagotovimo mir v državi, zagotovimo skupno obrambo, spodbujamo splošno blagostanje in zavarujemo blagoslov svobode zase in za naslednje generacije. |
