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The Homestead Act was a law passed by Congress in 1862 that granted 160 acres of federal land to any U.S. citizen. An individual was given ownership of the land for free if that person lived on the land for five years and improved the land by building a home and producing a crop. The 1862 Homestead Act accelerated settlement of U.S. western territory by allowing any American, including freed slaves, to put in a claim for up to 160 free acres of federal land.
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A. divine right to rule
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The Zhou created the Mandate of Heaven: the idea that there could be only one legitimate ruler of China at a time, and that this ruler had the blessing of the gods. They used this Mandate to justify their overthrow of the Shang, and their subsequent rule.
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<em>Constitutional laws</em>
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Constitutional laws will stablish the regulations for local governments, states and the federal expressing also the citizen's rights. It deals primary with the governmental powers (the branches of executive, legislative and judiciary) and the most fundamental rights of the citizens, the civil rights (e.g. right of freedom from discrimination) and civil liberties (e.g. Freedom of Speech; Protection from Self-Incrimination; Due Process of the Law and Right to Trial by Jury for Criminal Charges).
<span>It is thought to have been the reason why Polk won the election over Clay. Polk was a slave owner and was in favor of annexing Texas which was a slave state already, thus growing the slavery movement. Clay was initially against annexing Texas when Van Buren was initially running against him. When Polk ended up winning the nomination for the Democratic party over Van Buren, Clay then changed his mind on the topic of the annexation to support it, as Polk had. This made him appear wishy-washy and led to be Polk becoming President.</span>
