What was the significance of building the panama canal to america?

Explanation:

Control of the Panama Canal was a major strategic asset for the United States. Besides facilitating trade and maritime traffic between the West Coast and the East Coast, it also allowed to quickly mobilize the US Navy from the Atlantic to the Pacific or viceversa in case of an armed conflict in a distant part of the world.

the lowest among the social higher rank were the working class. this class remained detached to the political progression   of the country and was hostile to the other two classes

whose power in the senate is equal to the power of the speaker of the house?