Senator Beveridge believed that the mission of the United States was the civilization of the world.
As such, he believed that America's expansion into the Philippines was a noble cause as it brought "civilization" to the people of the Philippines.
The economic advantages of the physical geography of the U.S. is the easy access to water/water ways, as well as the wide arrange of environments.
The U.S. gained island ports that were stopping points between trading routes. <span />
No, yes, no, yes(weird one), idk, no, yes
There should be no limits on owning and using guns.
A filibuster is a strategy used by members of the Senate in which individuals continuously talk or give a presentation in order to prevent or delay the Senate from voting on a bill.
A filibuster can be defeated by a cloture vote. A cloutre vote can be called in the Senate during the filibuster process. This calls for an up or down vote to end the debate on a specific topic. In order to end the filibuster, there must be a super majority vote (2/3rds vote).
