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Outline the theory of the separation of powers, illustrating your answer with examples. To avoid having a dictator the state is split into three different branches Executive, Legislative and Judiciary. Her majesty the Queen controls each of the sectors of the government. It was Montesquieu who came up with the theory to have 3 different functions of state. He believed that for a state to be 'successful' it needed three functions which were kept separate at all times. The Lord Chancellor (L.C) held roles in each of the three different branches. In the executive, he is a member of the cabinet and is involved with appointing new judges and other court employees connected with legal aid. When it comes to legislative, the L.C was a speaker in the House of Lords and was involved with introducing new bills. Lastly, for the Judiciary branch, he may sit as one of the judges...

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