What type of action did President Hoover think the government needed to take to combat the economic downturn? A p e x A. He thought the government should enforce a low tariff to increase foreign trade.

B. He thought the government could employ people through public works projects.

C. He felt the government should offer direct aid to the poor.

D. He thought the government should regulate big business.

B.

Explanation:

President Herbert Hoover was the 31st President of the United States serving from 1929 to 1933, the era of Great Depression.

To combat the time of Great Depression, Hoover formalized certain policies, which failed to fight economic crisis in the United States, rather it affected the world economy.  

One of Hoover's policy was to fund a large sum of money in Public Works Project. The PWA was the policy to invest heavy amount of money in construction of dams, hospitals, bridges, etc. which will provide employment to people. This policy was formalized to revive the economic condition of tthe U.S. But did not prove to be that much successful.

Thus from the given options. the correct one is B.

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