Read this excerpt from Frida Kahlo by Hedda Garza. Kahlo brusquely informed Rivera that she wanted him to tell her the unvarnished truth about her work. If she could not earn her living as an artist, she announced, she would take up some other profession to help her parents. "I want you to tell me if I am a good enough artist to make it worthwhile to go on."

Kahlo unwrapped three of her portraits and waited as Rivera studied them. In a few minutes, he informed her that she was indeed an authentic artist.

Based on this passage, which viewpoint could a prepared speaker share in a discussion?

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

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the principle of popular sovereignty is most closely related to the concept of

democracy