The U. S. paid to for the upper portion of California and parts of New Mexico.
a.
nothing, anyone
b.
$5 million, U. S. citizens
c.
$10 million, Texas
d.
$15 million, Mexico

I think it's d. $15 million to Mexico

Explanation:

I remember that the U.S was paying off the settler's claims to the land. Might want to check this, however.

`stare decisis is a legal doctrine that obligates courts to follow historical cases when making a ruling on a similar current or future case. stare decisis ensures that cases with identical facts be approached in the same way, unless overruled by the same court or a higher court such as the us supreme court. simply put, it binds courts to follow legal precedents set by previous decisions.

stare decisis is a latin term meaning "to stand by that which is decided".

answer: both considered peasants valued members of society.

explanation: the ancient chinese and indian empires were large asian empires that had the same problems with other big empires, they had to work hard and sometimes fight in order to keep them united, they both relied heavily on their capacity to trade and to send strange and rare items to europe, and had the father as the head of the house hold in both societies, but they didn´t considered pleasants as valued members of their society, they were the bottom of the social pyramid in both of their societies.