Legislative deadlock occurs when a legislative body is unable to pass laws or make decisions due to a lack of consensus or majority support among its members. This situation often arises in systems with a separation of powers or in bicameral legislatures where agreement between different houses is required.

Legislative Deadlock

A legislative body is a deliberative assembly with the authority to make, amend, and repeal laws within a political entity such as a country or state. It typically consists of elected or appointed members who represent the population and work within a structured process to propose, debate, and vote on legislation.

Legislative Body

Pass laws

Make Decisions

Lack of consensus

Majority Support

Separation of Powers is a foundational principle of governance in which the responsibilities of government are divided into distinct branches to prevent any one branch from gaining too much power. This system is designed to provide checks and balances, ensuring that power is distributed and that each branch can limit the powers of the others, promoting accountability and protecting democratic governance.

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