What statement was true about the english and french colonies?
a. new france had a smaller population.
b. both countries had urban populations who moved to the colonies.
c. neither nation wanted the colonists to run their own colonies.
d. both colonies encouraged religious freedom.

The correct answer is A) New France had a smaller population.

The statement that was true about the English and French colonies is "New France had a smaller population."

The French colonies in North America were known as New France. They were located in Newfoundland, St. Lawrence River, Acadia (what today is Nova Scotia), and some other that expanded to the Great Lakes region.

In 1534, Jaques Cartier, French explorer, navigated the waters of the Gulf of St. Lawrence and declared New France a territory for King Francis I. For many reasons -distance and cold weather- New France had a smaller population than English colonies such as Jamestown or the Massachusetts Bay colony.

d is the answer. leo should include the source.

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