Before world war i, france and russia had a military alliance. this meant that
each country promised to support the other in the event of war. in 1914,
germany declared war on russia. by the end of the year, both french and
russian troops were battling the german military. which of the following, if
true, would suggest that the military alliance was only correlated to, but not
the cause of, france entering the war with germany?
a. french leaders made their declaration of war standing next to
russian leaders.
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b. france has repeatedly honored its alliance with russia during
previous wars
c. french military leaders declared that rescuing russia was france's
primary goal.
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d. france did not declare war on germany until germany attacked
france

C. French military leaders declared that rescuing Russia was France's

primary goal.

Explanation:

France was bound by a treaty to defend Russia. Russia was bound to defend Serbia. Germany was bound to support Austria-Hungary in any war. When Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, Germany also declared, then Russia entered to defend Serbia and then France entered to defend Russia. After Belgium was attacked Britain entered the war to defend Belgium.

D. France did not declare war on Germany until Germany attacked

France

Explanation:

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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