Identify the major accomplishments of spain

Spain's greatest achievements took place during the reign of Philip II and are summarized below.

Explanation:

The extreme commitment to defend Catholicism against Protestantism and Islam shaped the internal and external policies of Philip II, who was the most powerful European monarch in an era of religious conflict.

During the reign of Philip II, Spain reached the height of its influence and power and remained firmly Roman Catholic. Philip considered himself a defender of Catholicism, both against the Muslim Ottoman Empire and against the Protestants.

Philip's foreign policies were determined by a combination of Catholic fervor and dynastic goals. He considered himself the chief defender of Catholic Europe, both against the Ottoman Turks and against the forces of the Protestant Reformation.

Wars with the Dutch provinces, England, France, and the Ottoman Empire have all weakened the religious aspects of protecting Catholicism in increasingly Protestant Europe or protecting Christianity against Islam. However Spain was more successful and limited the spread of the Ottoman empire in Europe.

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