Many who live in or visit california are aware of names such as pico boulevard, pico park, or pico rivera. the list of names serves as a reminder of don pico rivera, california's last mexican governor. since the don supposedly held land from san diego to santa barbara, the list of places bearing his name is quite long. yet few are aware of the man's ambitious attempt to rise from poverty to high estate. at a time when political leaders advanced through revolution and rebellion, don pico was no exception. he gained his first governorship in 1831 when his rebels defeated general victoria. a victory at the battle of cahuenga pass in 1845 established him for a second term, which was ended by the mexican war. what does the passage say about political advancement in early nineteenth-century california?

The passage shows that Californian politics, and in particular, political advancement methods, were not wholly bound by law as they are now.

Governmental institutions and government control was weaker at that time, so it was difficult to enforce the law consistently. Because of it, people did not have a strong commitment to following legal paths for advancement. Revolutions and rebellions were more effective in seizing power than political campaigns, and there were few negative repercussions for those who chose that method.

the neutrality acts were passed by the united states congress in the 1930s, in response to the growing turmoil in europe and asia that eventually led to world war ii. they were spurred by the growth in isolationism and non-interventionism in the us following its costly involvement in world war i, and sought to ensure that the us would not become entangled again in foreign conflicts.

the legacy of the neutrality acts is widely regarded as having been generally negative: they made no distinction between aggressor and victim, treating both equally as "belligerents"; and they limited the us government's ability to aid britain and france against nazi germany. the acts were largely repealed in 1941, in the face of german submarine attacks on u.s. vessels and the japanese attack on pearl harbor.

the best description of the camp david accords is that it was the first time an arab nation had officially recognized the nation of israel.