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It was because the Mexicans didn't want to sell it and Americans found that it was over priced.
It would upset the balance between the slave and the free states
Balance of power.
If the state was brought into the union it would upset the balance of free and slave states.
Because the US didn't want to upset the balance between the number of slave and free states (the Missouri Compromise).
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there was an equal amount of slave states and non slave states in the US at the time, and he didnt want to upset the balance. the US also didnt want a war with Mexico.
The role of the judicial branch in the balance of power among the branches of the US government before Marberry vs Madisob is to uphold the law and constitution of the land.
to spread power equally between the three branches..