Imperial presidency term was used by Arthur M. Schlesinger,
Jr. to describe the presidency of the United States. Schlesinger wrote the book
The Presidency because of his concerns that US presidency was uncontrollable
and according to him, exceeded the constitutional limit. This book is where the
term imperial presidency became notable.
One of the areas that both Mexican American and African American leaders focused their civil rights pursuits on was
A. passing an Equal Rights Amendment.
B. securing equal access to education.
C. using violent methods to achieve their goals.
D. getting labor union leaders to organize their movements.
Answer: Option A
<u>Explanation:</u>
The African Americans were never treated properly by the people of the white community in the United States of America and were always made slaves to work for them. They were never given equal rights like that of the white citizens.
The leaders of the African american group stood up for there fore making civil rights amendment and having equal rights for them like the access to have education. Same was the situation of the Mexican American and their leaders also stood for equal rights.
The civil war was caused by more than disagreement there was slavery going on and racism and so-on
After Mexico's defeat on the Mexican-American War (1846-1848), the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo came into action. The U.S. was recquired to pay 15 million dollars as compensation for damages, while taking ownership of the territories of California, half of New Mexico, most of Arizona, Nevada, Utah and parts of Wyoming and Colorado.
Mexicans that were settled in these territories, had the choice to relocate within the new limits of their country, or stay and receive American citizenship with full civil rights. This had quite big implications in U.S. culture as it became more racially diverse. In the following censuses between 1850 and 1920 most annexed mexicans were counted as "white", but in reality, segregation only grew with time and continues to do so until this day, with mexican-native americans being considered foreigners almost universally. At the same time, mexican migration to these areas also continued to rise over the years, making the contrast bigger.
Politically, we can say Mexico wasn't in a bad position in terms of their negotiation power. The U.S. had shown itself hesitant to annex Mexico's territories and having deep domestic divisions in regards to the aims and justification for the expansion. However, the military power of the U.S. overshadowed all of that and their victory was definite. The treaty established a pattern of political inequality between the two countries, and this lopsided relationship has stalked Mexican-U.S. relations ever since.
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Laissez-faire, in the capitalist world this is an important doctrine that states that businesses should have the right to as they please with no government intervention. The doctrine promotes capitalism and business overall, in hopes to have a free economy.
