Why was the United States willing to pay more per mile for the Gadsden Purchase than for the Mexican Cession? The land may have been small, but it completed the state of Arizona.
The United States wanted to prevent clashes along the southern border.
The Gadsden Purchase gave the United States land to build a railroad.
The United States paid more money to make amends with Mexico.

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the  equal rights amendment  (era) states: "equality  of  rights  under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the united states or by any state on account of sex." congress first introduced the era in 1923, but the campaign for ratification took off in the 1960s during the  civil rightsmovement.

a direct vote in which an entire electorate is invited to vote on a particular proposal. this may result in the adoption of a new law.