In which of the following present-day areas was paleo-indian folsom culture found? a the pacific northwest b northern canada c southern mexico d the great plains

The correct answer is D, as the Paleo-Indian Folsom culture was found in present-day Great Plains.

Numerous Paleo-Indian cultures occupied North America, with some restricted to the Great Plains and the Great Lakes of the modern United States and Canada, as well as adjacent areas to the west and southwest. The Folsom Culture was characterized by the use by its inhabitants of the Folsom tips as projectiles, and by their activities, all collected from archaeological sites in which the bison were killed, and in which various utensils have been collected.

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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