"Since transportation is a public necessity, the government should own and operate the railroads in the public interest." Which third party held beliefs most similar to those expressed by the quote?

1. Greenback
2. Populist
3. Know-Nothing
4. Bull Moose

This question is incomplete

The complete answer is:

Speaker A: Feeding and clothing the poor is a mistake. Just as nature weeds out unfit members, a capitalist society should be allowed to do the same.

Speaker B: To provide for the common good and protect the people, the government should pass laws to prevent the sale of alcohol.

Speaker C: To promote economic growth, the government should expand US markets overseas.

Speaker D: Since transportation is a public necessity, the government should own and operate the railroads in the public interest.

Which third party held beliefs most similar to those expressed by Speaker D?

a. Know-Nothing

b. Greenback

c. Populist

d. Bull Moose

The correct answer is 2. Populist.

Explanation

Populism is a political position that is characterized by seeking and promoting strategies to obtain the support and consent of the popular classes. Also, populism refers to various political, economic, social, and cultural realities, proposals, and strategies, which propose to defend the general interests of society to achieve the common welfare of citizens. Populism is not aligned with any political current, it is not associated with political parties of the right, extreme right, or left, since this is more behavior of the parties than a general policy or idea. According to the foregoing, the proposal of speaker D. Since transportation is a public necessity, the government should own and operate the railroads in the public interest, is populist because it proposes a political strategy to defend the general interests of society. So, the correct answer is 2. Populism.

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