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4. Judicial power, representatives of the people indirectly chosen during good behavior. 5. All officers indirect choice of the people. Constitution revocable and alterable by the people.

C. I. This representative democracy, as far as is consistent with its genius, has all the features of good government. These features: 1. An immediate and operative representation of the people, which is found in the House of Representatives. 2. Stability and wisdom, which is found in the Senate. 3. A vigorous executive, which is found in the President. 4. An independent judiciary, which is found in the Supreme Court, etc.

II. b. A separation of the essential powers of government. Ascertain the sense of the maxim. 1. One department must not wholly possess the powers of another. — Montesquieu. — British government.

III. Departments of power must be separated, yet so as to check each other. 1. Legislative. 2. Legislative executive. 3. Judicial legislative. 4. Legislative judicial. All this is done in the proposed constitution. 1. Legislative in the Congress, yet checked by negative of the Executive. 2. Executive in the President, yet checked by impeachment of Congress.