The correct answer to this open question is the following.
The refusal to accept New Mexico as a state says a lot about what people at that time thought it meant to be American. Thet showed a racist behavior because the United States Congress did not accept the New Mexico's application to be a state of the Union. The reason? Congressmen had many doubts about the kind of people -mostly Native American Indians- that could be part of the United States.
Yes, I see contemporary parallels or similarities with present events. Recent racists events have taught us that racism practices are very ingrained in some parts of American society.
Answer: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co. Vs. Sawyer
In 1952, during the Korean War, Pres. Truman authorized an executive order directing Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer to seize the majority of the nation's steel mills for gov operation. This was issue was taken to the Supreme Court and ruled unconstitutional.
Townsend Acts, aka Intolerable Acts.
A.) the safety of workers was often ignored by
