Separation of Powers

3. Historical office that traditionally held prominent roles in all three branches.
6. Created in 2009 to physically separate the highest judges from Parliament.
9. The 2005 Act that radically reformed the office of Lord Chancellor.
11. Principle that Parliament is the highest legal authority in the state. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
13. The branch of government responsible for interpreting laws and resolving legal disputes.
15. System of constitutional controls preventing any single branch from dominating.

1. Judges who previously sat and voted inside the House of Lords.
2. Eighteenth-century French philosopher who formalized the separation of powers theory.
4. The close connection or duplication of personnel across United Kingdom branches.
5. The law-making branch of government known in the United Kingdom as Parliament.
7. Political leader who sits in both the executive and legislative branches.
8. Figurehead who acts as the formal head of all three branches.
10. The legislative task of examining and challenging executive actions and bills.
12. The branch of government responsible for formulating policy and running the state.
14. Freedom of the judiciary from political interference by the government.