Who had the most to gain from the Mexican War?

A. Mexico

B. the Republic of Texas

C. the United States

maintenance - n. upkeep, preservation, care Now, one side in this campaign has been telling us that the issues of this election are the maintenance of peace and prosperity.

elite - n, best, chosen, select few

This is the issue of this election: Whether we believe in our capacity for self-government or Whether we abandon the American Revolution and confess that a little intellectual elite in a far-distant capitol can plan our lives for us better than we can plan them ourselves.

explicit - adj. clear, precise, obvious, frank But they've been a tittle more explicit in the past and among themselves; and all of the things I now will quote have appeared in print.

articulate - adj, eloquent, expressive, lucid And Senator Clark of Pennsylvania. ariother articulate spokesman, defines liberalism as