He structure of the government of the united states allows for the legislative branch to write laws, the executive branch to enforce laws, and the judicial branch to interpret laws. collectively, this process is called a. federalism. b. republicanism. c. checks and balances. d. the separation of powers.

D.  The separation of powers

There were some hints of this sort of idea in ancient and medieval theories of government.  The idea of "separation of powers," however, became prominent in political philosophy in the Enlightenment, introduced to an extent by English philosopher John Locke and then elaborated more fully by French philosophe the Baron de Montesquieu.