Read about each of the actions below. Decide whether you believe the president should be able to
take each action. Explain your reasons for each decision.
a. A group of rebels in a foreign country overthrows its president and surrounds the American Embassy.
The U. S. president declares war on the rebel government.
b. The president has nominated a new federal judge, but the Senate has not yet approved the
appointment. It seems unlikely that the Senate will vote to confirm the new judge. When the Senate
goes on a holiday break, the president appoints the judge without the Senate's approval.
c. The president meets with the leader of a foreign country. Together, the two leaders agree not to
charge tariffs (taxes on imports) on each other's cars and trucks.
d. Congress passes a law that bans possession of certain drugs. The president instructs the Drug
Enforcement'Agency to focus their enforcement efforts on suspects who appear to be selling large
amounts of the illegal drugs, and not to worry much about people who are caught with small amounts.
e. A staff member from the vice president's office is sentenced to prison time for tampering with an
election. The president pardons the staffer, releasing her from prison.

c 3 branches because idk why they had 3 well when:

you think of it there are still contrys with 3

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

we need the chart or check box

she believed that scott was her late husband's property.