During the Gilded Age, 1876-1900, Congress was known for being rowdy and inefficient. It was not unusual to find that a quorum could not be achieved because too many members were drunk or otherwise preoccupied with extra-governmental affairs. The halls of Congress were filled with tobacco smoke, and spittoons were everywhere. One disgusted observer noted that not only did the members chew and spit incessantly, but their aim was bad. The atmosphere on the floor was described as an “infernal din.” The Senate, whose seats were often auctioned off to the highest bidder, was known as a “rich man's club,” where political favors were traded like horses, and the needs of the people in the working classes lay beyond the vision of those exalted legislators. The Senate dominated the federal government during the Gilded Age. Causing the world to react as if America wasn't under good control.
In other words, the world reacted as America wasn't mature.
In general, it is somewhat true that in the 1950s and 1960s the most important victories won by Black Americans were in the area of education, because the de-segregation of of the public schools in the South brought a great amount of attention to Civil Rights.
While not explicitly mentioned in the Constitution, the right to privacy has ... For example, the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act ... law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the ... safeguards that protect the information they collect from customers.
Lee declined and tendered his resignation from the army when the state of Virginia seceded on April 17, arguing that he could not fight against his own people.
