Amain purpose of the president���s state of the union address is toa. identify major policy issues.
b. explain supreme court decisions.
c. challenge congressional policies.
d. defend executive branch decisions.

Which best explains why the supreme court’s decision in plessy v. ferguson was unconstitutional? the supreme court’s ruling allowed states to deny equal protection to any person within its jurisdiction. since the 14th amendment did not make concessions for people born outside the us, the supreme court’s decision could not be applied. the supreme court’s decision gave individual states the freedom to make their own laws in relation to non-whites. since segregation laws did not provide equal protections or liberties to non-whites, the ruling was not consistent with the 14th amendment.

New communication technologies, improved transportation, and advanced military weapons made it possible for countries to speed up acquiring territory. rule large amounts of territory. fight off competition from opposing nations. expand their economies, which aided in conguest.

The author says that in some town hall meetings several thousand citizens might. attend and vote.what would you do to make sure. a town hall meeting of that many people would run smoothly