Question

what do you mean by "it lays down the limit on the powers of the government"​

Answer 1

Answer:

The powers of the government are divided between the executive, legislative and the judiciary which keep a check on each other thus there are limits on the power of the government. ... It lays down the composition powers and functions of the various institutions of government.

Answer 2

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✰ᴘʀɪɴᴄɪᴘʟᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴇᴅᴇʀᴀʟ ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴍᴇɴᴛ, ᴀᴄᴄᴏʀᴅɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜ.s. ᴄᴏɴsᴛɪᴛᴜᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀʟʟᴏᴡs ᴇᴀᴄʜ ʙʀᴀɴᴄʜ ᴏғ ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʟɪᴍɪᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʙʀᴀɴᴄʜᴇs. ᴀ ғᴏʀᴍ ᴏғɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴍᴇɴᴛ ʙᴀsᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴀ ᴡʀɪᴛᴛᴇɴ sᴇᴛ ᴏғ ʟᴀᴡs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀʟʟ ᴄɪᴛɪᴢᴇɴs ᴀɢʀᴇᴇ ᴛᴏ; ɪɴ ᴛʜɪs ғᴏʀᴍ ᴏғɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴍᴇɴᴛ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴsᴛɪᴛᴜᴛɪᴏɴ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜᴇsᴛ ʟᴀᴡ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀɴᴅ.

✰ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴀʀᴇ ᴅɪᴠɪᴅᴇᴅ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇxᴇᴄᴜᴛɪᴠᴇ, ʟᴇɢɪsʟᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴊᴜᴅɪᴄɪᴀʀʏ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ᴀ ᴄʜᴇᴄᴋ ᴏɴ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛʜᴜs ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ʟɪᴍɪᴛs ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴍᴇɴᴛ. ... ɪᴛ ʟᴀʏs ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴏsɪᴛɪᴏɴ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀs ᴀɴᴅ ғᴜɴᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴀʀɪᴏᴜs ɪɴsᴛɪᴛᴜᴛɪᴏɴs ᴏғ ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴍᴇɴᴛ.

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