<span> it established the precedent by which the Federal government would be sovereign and expand westward with the </span>admission of new states<span>, rather than with the expansion of existing states and their established sovereignty under the </span>Articles of Confederation<span>. It was also precedent setting legislation with regard to American </span>public domain lands<span>.</span>
If the ruler behaves so will his people. If he's nice they will be nice
We are promised freedom and rights in the constitution (especially the first amendment).
