“As cities grew, local bosses gained more and more clout.” What does clout most likely mean here?

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this act gave the federal government the power to relocate any native in the east to territory west of the mississippi river.

can someone me with this question:  

1) the end of the conflict between the north and the south didn’t just mark the end of a war; it marked the end of an entire way of life.” which statement best describes what this statement means?  

a) the southerners were no longer free and were controlled by the northern states.

b) the industrial economy in the north was not sustainable.

c) slavery became illegal, which changed completely the south’s labor force and the agricultural economy was destroyed.

d) the states decided to relinquish their independence and return to britain’s rule.    

informed opinion on immigration policy and immigration reforms from the american pubic is not complicated but a nuance. most americans support secure borders and they are not happy that the national’s immigration system is broken. people think that immigrants that shoulder similar responsibilities like native americans should be able to become americans. in the recent polls, stats have shown that there is a good support for tenets of comprehensive immigration reform. for example, in recent polls concerning opinions on immigration reforms, voters want congress to act even if status quo has no support. immigration opponents suggest that latino and non-latino voters disagree and there is controversy in the issue of citizenship.the truth is that the issue is about its leadership and problem-solving aspect and not about immigration reform.the opponents of immigration reforms advocate for the promotion of two myths where the first one is that republican politicians have a choose on latino votes and the second one is that the path to citizenship for unrecorded immigrant is controversial among all this !