Catholicism has always been a huge religion, and has been in control of the world for previous ages. For that reason, they were the ones who could dictate when to start the timeline, and chose the birth of Christ as that starting point.
The nation's leaders decide to meet to reexamine the Articles of Confederation because there was evident weakness with regards to how the <span>national government solved trade and economic problems. The Articles of Confederation served as the United States' first constitution, with the 13 original states approving the document. Its guiding principle lies in the preservation of sovereignty and independence of the states.</span>
According to the Supremacy Clause of Article 6 in the United States Constitution, if a state law goes against the Constitution, then the state law would be overturned and made null and void. All the laws that are passed by the Federal government would be treated as Supreme law of the land. It is globally accepted in the United States that the Constitution is the ultimate and supreme in regards to the laws of the land. The laws made by the federal Government would be treated as supreme unless it violates the rules laid down by the Constitution of United States. The United Supreme Court has the power to decide if the law is in violation of the Constitution or not.
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are the best choices in my opinion.