The south used these laws to prevent African Americans from voting although it backfired since many of the white southerners didn't have money or much education either.
It is March 3rd there by this time if you're meaning about the date.
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They ensured a huge free-state like California while giving the regions a chance to decide in favor of themselves.
They trusted the regions would cast a ballot to permit subjugation.
They trusted that if the regions cast a ballot to permit subjugation they would hold an enormous populace and various states the regions made up more land than California.
That the government's powers comes from the people.
It allows government officials to retain and hold foreign nationals were considered threats to national security.