In what ways did native americans work with and work against the europeans and later the u. s. government from 1492-1870?

Until 1870 Native Americans participated in many wars, both for and against Europians or later, the American governmet. Sometimes an alliance with them determined a key factor to win among imperial rivalries. Intertribal antagonisms were often used for one force to use their hostility and suspicion against the opponent, which, in several cases was even another tribe. Nationalistics rivalries were easy to use, because these existed even long before the arrival of the Europeans. Native tribes were belligerents among them from before.

Expansionist wishes of non-Indians exacerbated tensions between them too.

Indians were usually employ as auxiliares infusing new life and ferocity to the war efforts of one part against the other.

In some periods, large Indian confederations tipped the balance of negotiations from one side to another. Indian raids ecouraged from one side were influential in causing damages with skirmish tactics against the other side.

After 1830, guerrilla-style actions took place each time that Indians refused to be relocated.

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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