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A. James Polk's aggressive foreign policy
One factor was that he wasn't entirely sure that he, as President, had the authority to do so. He went ahead and did it anyway since it was such an amazingly great deal and it seemed reasonable that the government in general could do so.
<span>State legislatures often failing to elect a senator in a timely fashion and <span>Senators being chosen by political machines rather than by the people</span></span>