What is the name given to the laws that created a policy of "separate but equal" that meant that blacks were segregated from whites?
a. the slave codes
b. the alien and sedition acts
c. the reconstruction acts
d. the jim crow laws

D. The Jim Crow Laws

Explanation:

From 1880 to 1960 many American states enforced the segregation laws through the "Jim Crow Laws" Many states imposing legal punishment on those who are found in mingling with people of another race. This kind of law put restrictions on intermarriages and keep an eye on the business owners and institutions to keep the whites and Blacks separated.

i would say d out of common sense

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