It wasn't legaly binding and was available for individual interpretation, which resulted in the notion of equality not including African-Americans, Native-Americans, and women. Those three groups were very affected by this since they were either enslaved or had no rights and could only be housewives.
Answer:
It was certainly convenient as a reason for expanding American involvement in the Vietnam War.
Explanation:
In 1964, the American government claimed that American naval ships had been attacked in territorial waters in the Gulf of Tonkin. The attacks were unprovoked.
President Jonson took these claims to Congress which subsequently passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. This, in effect, gave Johnson carte blanche to escalate US involvement in Vietnam without the restrictions of declaring war.
The Pentagon Papers, published in the 1970's subsequently proved that the claims, along with the rest of the information published by the American government justifying US involvement in Vietnam were falsehoods.
they didnt like the idea of one man being in power they favored the people not the government
