The relationship between the Louisiana Purchase and political power was that it was seen as unconstitutional (and the Federalists argued this) to acquire this territory which spanned a huge region across the United States and Canada, but since Thomas Jefferson (who was then the President) had the final say, he decided this was because he had the most political power, so this showed he felt above the Constitution of the United States, because he had treaty power.
Area with a set if common features and characteristics
To be a good citizen, you keep up on current events, you vote, and you have a political opinions. A civic duty might be obeying the law or calling 911 in case of emergency. A civic responsibility is showing up to vote and reading the news. It is important for a community to have good citizenship because then people are more involved in government, therefore allowing for the government to work for the common good.
I believe this policy is good, because if the government were to support a particular church, they would have to support all churches to insure religious equality, upon which the country was founded.