Which four verses provide evidence that a covenant, or agreement, still exists between God ("the Lord”) and the Israelites in Samuel’s time? verse 12
verse 13
verse 14
verse 15
verse 18
verse 20
verse 25

1 And Samuel said to all Israel . . . .

13 “And now, behold the king whom you have chosen, whom you have requested, and behold, the Lord has appointed* a king over you.

14 “If you will fear the Lord, and serve Him, and hearken* to His voice, and you will not rebel against the commandments of the Lord, both you and the king who reigns over you, will be after the Lord your God.

15 “But, if you will not hearken to the voice of the Lord, and you will rebel against the commandments of the Lord, the Lord's hand will be against you and against your fathers.

16 “Even now, stand and see this great thing which the Lord will do before your eyes.

17 “Is it not wheat harvest today? I shall call to the Lord, and He will send thunder and rain, and you shall know and see, that your evil is great, which you have done in the eyes of the Lord, to ask for yourselves a king.”

18 And Samuel called to the Lord, and the Lord sent thunder and rain on that day, and all the people greatly feared the Lord and Samuel. . . .

20 And Samuel said to the people, “Fear not. You have done all this evil, but do not turn aside from following the Lord, and you shall serve the Lord with all your heart. . . .

25 “But, if you will do wrong, both you and your king will be destroyed.”

–1 Samuel 12:1, 13–18, 20, 25

*appointed: named

*hearken: listen

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

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19th amendment granted women the right to vote. the 19th amendment guarantees all american women the right to vote.