The court of claims were established in 1855.
Enumerated power is a political power specifically delegated to a governmental branch by a constitution. ... Enumerated Power is power given to the federal government by the terms of the U.S. Constitution such as the taxing power and the spending power granted to Congress. Enumerated power is also termed as express power.
They could have but I think it would be quicker for them to travel to angel island which is the immigration station on the west
The admission of California into the United States was a divisive national issue because California's entry would upset the nation's numerical balance of free and slave states.