"The vote of ratification having thus passed, Mr. Paca again rose, and laid before the Convention his propositions for amending the Constitution thus adopted, which he had prepared by leave of the
house; declaring that he had only given his assent to the government under the firm
persuasion, and
in full confidence that such amendments would be peaceably obtained so as to enable the people
to live happy under the government; that the people of the county he represented, and that he himself,
would support the government with such amendments; but, without them, not a man in the state, and no
people, would be more firmly opposed to it than himself and those he represented."
--from Elliot's Debates, Volume 2: "A Fragment of Facts, Disclosing the Conduct of the Maryland Convention,
on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution" Source: Library of Congress, American Memory, Elliot's Debates
The opinions expressed by Mr. Paca BEST represent the views of which group?

A the Whigs

B the Tories

C the Federalists

D the Anti-Federalists

presidency should be the title

the percentage of students at the school need special diets is

c) 10 percent

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