What best term describes the relationship between the united states and the soviet union during the cold war?

The options of the question should be, A) collaborative. B) competitive. C) complacent. D) cooperative

The correct answer is B) competitive.

The best term that describes the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War is “competitive.”

After World War II and during the Cold War, the relationship between both nations was tense all the time. The Soviet Union wanted to spread Communism in Europe and in different countries and the U.S. tried to impede it. Both countries had special intelligence agencies to provide information through spies, competed each other in many issues like in the space race, and the confrontation reached a critical moment with the Cuban Missiles crises of October 1962.

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

the answer to your question is a because laws act as guidelines as to what is accepted in society. without it there would be conflicts between social groups and communities. it serves as a norm of conduct for citizens.