I believe the answer is: C. the results of the Mexican War
To give a context, at the year when the Mexican war occurs, united states were divided int two regions, those that allow slavery and those that did not. Due to the Mexican war, united states acquired additional state, and conflict started to arise within the government whether this newly acquired state should prohibit slavery or not.
b.Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
c.Immigration Act of 1990
Answer:
The correct answer is B. The immigration law that abolished the US immigration quota system established in the 1920s was the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965.
Explanation:
The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 abolished the national quotas imposed by the National Origins Formula, in force in the United States since the Immigration Act of 1921. It was proposed by Rep. Emanuel Celler, of New York, co-sponsored by United States Senator Philip Hart of Michigan, and strongly supported by Senator Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts.
An annual maximum limit of 300,000 visas was established for immigrants, including 170,000 for countries in the Eastern Hemisphere, with no more than 20,000 per country. In 1968, the annual limitation for the Western Hemisphere was set at 120,000 immigrants, with visas available depending on the order of arrival. However, the number of visas for family reunification was unlimited.
b. China and Southeast Asia
c. Russia and Southwest Asia
d. the United States and Mexico
Answer: Two years.
Explanation:
Members of the House of Representatives (the lower chamber of Congress) are elected based on the state population according to the national census, which means that the number of members in the House may vary. And while these members shall a serve two-year term (They are up for reelection every two years), the members of the Senate (The upper chamber) serve for a six-year term.
The duration of term of Representative’s office is for two years whereas a person sitting on the position of Resident commissioner serves for period of four years.
Further Explanation:-
In United States the House of Representatives is a part of lower house of the Congress and the Upper house of the Congress is referred as Senate and the Legislature is composed of both the houses according to the constitution of United States. Article one from constitution of United States established these houses and the house consists of representatives who sit in each district of the Congress which are allocated to it in 50 states on the basis of the population which is measured according to the census of United States. Each district of United States is entitled to have one representative and from the time of inception of the constitution of United States, Representatives have been directly elected and total number of voting representatives which is fixed according to the law of United States is 435. The representatives are chosen for the period of 2 years and the term of representatives starts on January 3 followed by the election in November. According to the constitution of United States, It is needed that special elections should be held in order to fill these vacancies.
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Answer Details:
Grade – High School
Subject – Constitution
Chapter – House of Representatives
Keywords –House of Representatives, Senate, Voting, Term, November, Special edition, Population, Census, Allocated, Congress.