How does the federal judicial system promote the constitutional principle of rule of law? a. by requiring state courts to handle civil cases while federal courts handle criminal casesb. by giving states the freedom to interpret federal laws using their own legal traditionsc. by ensuring that the laws passed by congress are fairly applied to all citizensd. by preventing citizens convicted of serious crimes from appealing federal court rulings?

The federal judicial system promotes the constitutional principle of rule of law by ensuring that the laws passed by congress are fairly applied to all citizens.

The rule of law refers to the acknowledgment of the authority and influence of the law, which regulates the behavior of all members and institutions of a society. Therefore, all individuals, including those who hold public offices, will be held accountable before the law just as any other citizen.

The correct answer is C) by ensuring that the laws passed by Congress are fairly applied to all citizens.

The Federal Judicial System promotes the constitutional principle of rule of the law by ensuring that the laws passed by Congress are fairly applied to all citizens.

In the United States of America, individuals and institutions are accountable to the law. No exceptions. This rule of the law includes members of the U.S. government. This allows harmony in the daily relationships among citizens, private business, and government. Law is applied fairly to everyone, without concern of nationality, race. or social status.

separation of powers, therefore, refers to the division of government responsibilities into distinct branches to limit any one branch from exercising the core functions of another.   the intent is to prevent the concentration of power and provide for checks and balances.  

the traditional characterizations of the powers of the branches of american government are:

* the legislative branch is responsible for enacting the laws of the state and appropriating the money necessary to operate the government.

* the executive branch is responsible for implementing and administering the public policy enacted and funded by the legislative branch.

* the judicial branch is responsible for interpreting the constitution and laws and applying their interpretations to controversies brought before it.

forty state constitutions specify that government be divided into three branches:   legislative, executive and judicial.   california illustrates this approach; "the powers of state government are legislative, executive, and judicial.   persons charged with the exercise of one power may not exercise either of the others except as permitted by this constitution."

while separation of powers is key to the workings of american government, no democratic system exists with an absolute separation of powers or an absolute lack of separation of powers. governmental powers and responsibilities intentionally overlap; they are too complex and interrelated to be neatly compartmentalized. as a result, there is an inherent measure of competition and conflict

minnesota:   minnesota house research,   separation of powers: when statutes and court rules conflict, 2005