<span>Virginia and Maryland both developed as agrarian economies during their formative years. Maryland was set up by Lord Baltimore to be more of a religious refuge than Virginia, though, since there was a need for a location for Catholic settlers to go to be able to worship with less interference. Virginia was settled as a location for plantation owners to farm tobacco, once it was shown to be a profitable crop.</span>
The term "rule of law" means that everybody should follow what the law dictates. Nobody is exempted from following the written law unless explicitly stated as an exemption to the law.
"Rule of law" is very important legal principle in governing a nation. Since, people in the government is elected to a limited term, the only constant in the government is the laws it has passed. Therefore, whoever is seated in a government position must adhere to the letters of the law and not make his own laws based on his personal whim.
<span>The conference that was held on January 20, 1942 to finalize plans for the Final Solution was known as the "Wannsee Conference," although there were discussions prior to this as well. </span>
There is a majority of 123 countries who got rid of the death penalty in practice and in law as of March, year 2007. However, there are still 73 countries who did not abolish such death penalty in their law and practice.
