There were 30 states at the beginning of 1850 and 31 at the end.
<span>At the start: </span>
<span>15 free states- Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin </span>
<span>15 slave states- Delaware Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, and Alabama </span>
<span>Then, with the Compromise of 1850, California came into the Union as a free state.</span>
The Iran-Contra Affair <u>involved the use of profits from Iranian arms sales to support the Contras.</u>
The Iran-Contra Affair was a main scandal in the United States during the Reagan administration. The main problem was the selling of weapons to Iran, the U.S. did not care they were on an arms embargo. The funds obtained were used to fund Contra fighters in Nicaragua which was also controversial.
In my opinion yes, because democracy is about freedom of choice right? so if someone isnt even elected the people didnt choose them and could be misrepresenting the people they are supposedly representing and helping within the government.