The Moral Majority was a notable political group connected with the Republican Party and the Christian right. It was behind the mobilization of conservative Christians, and especially the Republican presidential elections during the 1980s.
It was formed by conservative Christian political action committees directed to preserve its Christian conception of the moral law. The name of the movement refers to the idea that they expressed the views of the majority of Americans.
The North's goal was to invade the South to try to subdue their desire to secede, while the South's strategy was to defend their territory until the North gave up.
Laws said as long as citizens followed the laws, they would be protected by the government. They also had them so the people had guidelines to follow so there wasn't total Anarchy.