Monroe was constantly objecting to the fact that the constitution did not explicitly mention or provide for spending the money of the government on road and canal projects (which he believed were very essential projects at that time). Therefore, Monroe consistently vetoed the acts of the congress for providing the funds that are to be used on such projects.
On the other hands, other states were left to do any internal improvements on their own.
Judaism provided a foundation for other religions to come after such as Christianity and Islam. The Hebrew bible also provides lots of insight into event that happened in the time period in which it was written.