Based on this excerpt, what was the purpose of the iroquois league? (see image)
1) to maintain the local forests for use by the people of each member tribe.
2) to work together and defend each other to keep peace.
3) to establish laws that all native american nations were to follow
4) to provide comfort and care for visiting tribal leaders

how did native americans influence other parts of the world?
1) they taught settlers how to grow crops that were traded with other countries
2) they were taken as slaves to other parts of the world where they grew crops.
3) the millions of native americans who died from diseases significantly affected the global population.
4) they taught settlers how to make weapons that were then traded with other countries.

which of these were reasons for columbus's first voyage from spain? (2 answers)
1) spain wanted to discover a new land for settlement
2) he went in search of an easier route to asia
3) he sought to bring back native americans for slavery
4) spain wanted to control the spice trade

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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