In reference, <span>The Encyclopædia Britannica defines "political machine" as, "in U.S. politics, a party organization, headed by a single boss or small autocratic group, that commands enough votes to maintain political and administrative control of a city, county, or state".</span>
<span>SO: It's purpose primarily serves to gain and maintain political and administrative control of city/county/state, none the less the population.</span>
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America was working on themselves and did not want to join someone else's war.
When Pearl Harbor was bombed that was when America joined the war
Amendments can and have been carried against the government.
An amendment is like a change in a document... for example the 10 amendments of the US. They are like additions to legal documents.
