Who was william penn?
the founder of maryland
the founder of pennsylvania
the founder of new jersey
the founder of new york

The correct answer is B) the founder of Pennsylvania.

William Penn was the founder of Pennsylvania.

William Penn (1644-1718) received the Royal Charter from the King of England to found the colony of Pennsylvania in the North America territory. The King was in debt hin Penn's father and he decided to give William the royal charter. As a Quaker, he had some religious beliefs that were not so well accepted in England. Indeed, he was arrested for preaching illegally,  and this situation helped him decide to go to the Americas. He founded the colony of Pennsylvania in 1682.

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