How did the soviet’s win at stalingrad advance the allies’ europe first strategy?
a. it prompted several axis countries in eastern europe to switch their allegiance.
b. it enabled the soviets to push the eastern front toward germany.
c. it consolidated soviet power in russia.
d. it removed the german threat on the war’s eastern front.

The correct answer is B. The Soviet's win at Stalingrad helped advance the Allies' Europe First strategy as it enabled the Soviets to push the eastern front toward Germany.

Explanation:

The Battle of Stalingrad was a clash between Soviet and Nazi forces for the control of the Soviet city of Stalingrad, current Volgograd, between August 23, 1942 and the February 2, 1943. The battle took place in the course of the German invasion of the Soviet Union in World War II. With estimated losses of more than two million people between soldiers of both sides and Soviet civilians, the Battle of Stalingrad is considered the bloodiest battle in the history of mankind. The serious defeat of Nazi Germany and its allies in this city meant a key point of severe inflection in the final results of the war and represents the beginning of the end of Nazism in Europe, as Germany started a series of defeats that would carry the Eastern Front back to German territory.

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

this statement is   true