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use the image above to answer the following question:

camp meetings, like the one in the picture above, were thought to inspire which of the following?

men and women to give their lives to god
men and women to accept and pray for sinners
men to treat slaves, women, and immigrants as equals
women to assume leadership positions in the community

image:
the image is of a painting named camp meeting, by m. dubourg from 1819. the painting shows a group of people gathered around an outdoor stage. some of the people are depicted as praying on their knees. the background of the painting shows that the meeting area is surrounded by tents

A - These religious meetings, held outdoors and in tents, were believed to inspire people to confess their sins and examine their personal religious beliefs.

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