What action did the united states take to gain the right to build the panama canal? it invaded mexico and forced the mexican president to give up panama. it fought the spanish-american war, defeated spain, and gained panama as a result. it aided panama's fight for independence from colombia. it bought the isthmus of panama from colombia?

states

explanation:

as the old saying goes, all politics are local. state and federal governments affect our daily lives in numerous ways. yet, in our federal system, there is supposed to be a balance between federal and state power. as james madison envisioned it in federalist no. 51, “the power surrendered by the people” would be “divided between two distinct governments,” creating a balance of power that would enable the “different governments [to] control each other.”