The United States Congress is specifically forbidden from some actions because the Congress might be wrongly influenced to make certain changes that can effect the general people of the country. The constitution might get affected and the country might lose the virtues on which the founding fathers created the constitution.
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On April 9, 1682, at the junction of the bird-foot delta near the Gulf of Mexico, La Salle claimed the river and its drainage basin for King Louis XIV, hence the name “Louisiana.” In addition, he named the river Colbert in recognition of his patron and French finance minister Jean-Baptiste Colbert.
Una de las causas principales de la disolución de la Gran Colombia fue que cada una de las regiones que la conformaron buscaba su propia autonomía.