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The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was passed by the United States Congress on August 7, 1964. This allowed US President Lyndon B. Johnson to take any measures he wants in order to repel any attack against the US army and to use force however he wants to stop future aggression in Vietnam. This resolution essentially allows the president to send as much troops as he wants. Along with this, he can use whatever weapons/technology he wants. This gives the president a significant amount of power.
The executive branch is the most important because it is the one that carries out laws therefore without it there would be no laws therefore allowing total chaos. That is why it is the most important branch.
The cultural impact of the British mercantile system is that it led to cultural exchange through trade with the rest of the world which made other cultures acceptable. It made America a melting pot whereby various cultures were accepted including the right of religious freedom
