I'd say that they got it from exploration, really.
California has the most electoral votes because it has the biggest population. 50 million rounded people live there. In comparison, Texas only has about 28 million or so.
I think the answer is D, I might be wrong though but hope I helped! Sorry if I didn't!
The first system the government used in the United States was the Articles of Confederation. It was considered was too weak to enforce their laws meaning that they had no power.
The best term to describe the system would be weak.
The two actions by the Federal Government that were attempts to preserve the Union in the face of a bitter quarrel over slavery are Missouri Compromise and Compromise of 1850. Option B is correct.
The Missouri Compromise constituted the legislation that admitted Maine to the United States as a free state along with Missouri as a slave state, thus maintaining the balance of power between North and South in the United States Senate.
The Compromise of 1850 consists of five laws passed in September of 1850 that addressed the issue of slavery.
