During the scientific revolution, nicolaus copernicus and galileo galilei made important discoveries in the field of astronomy. robert boyle and isaac newton discovered many of the basic laws of physics during this period as well. though these thinkers all worked during the scientific revolution, they each came from a different country. which statement best describes the main idea of the passage? a. newton and boyle based their work on findings from copernicus and galileo. b. astronomy was considered more important than physics during the scientific revolution. c. science makes the most progress when scientists work in different countries. d. scientists made important discoveries in many different fields during the scientific revolution.

    D. Scientists made important discoveries in many different fields during the scientific revolution.

Explanation:  During the Scientific Revolution, there were many scientists from different fields of science, who came from different countries, and who made a great contribution to science, everyone in the field in which he was dealing. It can not be said that one area of ​​science was more important than the other, but rather it could be said that scientists with their discoveries have contributed to the development of disciplines of some other scientific fields. For example, Newton, who is known for his theory of gravity and laws of motion, also contributed to the development of a telescope, that is, astronomy. Also, there have been cases where scientists have developed their theories against already existing theories of some other scientists, and there have been cases when their theories developed completely independently of others. It is only certain that everyone contributed to the scientific revolution by discoveries, from any country they came, or to any scientific field to deal with.

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