How did acquaring new mexico fit into America's goal of manifiest destiny

Manifest Destiny was the belief that the American expansion would span to the west coast of the continent. Acquiring New Mexico was (and still is) a pretty big plot of land that covered a significant percentage of what Americans still needed to "conquer" to complete this dream.

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they encountered severe weather for which they were poorly prepared.

the federal government of the united states was established by the constitution. us is a presidential republic. the president is head of state, head of government and of a two party legislative and electoral system. the supreme court balances the powers of the federal and the state government. yhe executive branch is headed by the oresident. there are two chambers of congress, the senate and the house of representatives. judicial power is exercised by the judicial branch (or judiciary), comprised of the supreme court and lower federal courts. the judiciary's function is to interpret the   constitution as well as the federal laws and regulations.