Answer: "estuaries" .
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The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States ('XIV Amendment') is one of the post-Civil War amendments, and includes, among others, the Due Process Clause and the Equal Protection Clause. It was proposed on June 13, 1866, and ratified on July 9, 1868.
The amendment provides a broad definition of national citizenship, which overrides the decision of Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857), who had excluded slaves and their descendants, from possessing constitutional rights. It requires states to provide equal protection before the law to all persons (not just citizens) within their jurisdictions. The importance of the Fourteenth Amendment was exemplified when it was interpreted to prohibit racial segregation in public schools in the Brown v. Case. Board of Education.
True the US joined in 1945 after the bombing of pearl harbour
The Gulf of Mexico , hopes this helps :)
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legislative branch writes up and votes on laws. This is called legislation. The
legislative branch also known as congress has two parts: the House of Representatives
and the senate. Other powers of the congress include declaring war, confirming
presidential appointments for groups like the Supreme Court and the cabinet and
investigating power.