They also wanted political parity in the United States Congress.

他们也想要求在国会上的政治平衡
Every new state meant two new senators.

每一个新州都想要两名议员
And the number of states--free states to slave states, folks--

州的数量自由州与奴隶州比例
in 1850,was 15 to 15.

在1850年是15对15
They wanted to sustain that parity.

他们想维持那种平衡
And California out there--it's going to have a sudden statehood

而加利福尼亚它在1850年突然成为一州
in 1850 because of gold being discovered--

由于那里发现了金矿
is going to be the problem and the test case.

它成为一个问题和测试案例
Then there was this question of constitutional power.

然后就是这个宪法权力的问题
The question of checks and balances--

政府机关之间相互制衡的问题
the states' rights question if you want.

还有国家权力的问题
did anybody have the right to prohibit anybody

人有权禁止别人将他们的财产