Why did americans begin to settle in the southwest after mexico declared its independence from spain?

the war powers resolution (also known as the war powers resolution of 1973 or the war powers act) (50 u.s.c. 1541–1548) is a federal law intended to check the president's power to commit the united states to an armed conflict without the consent of the u.s. congress.

explanation:

one of the major compromises in the constitutional convention was between the small states and big states. the small states wanted each state to have the same number of representatives in congress. the big states wanted representation based on population.