According to John B. Gordon, a Southern point of view regarding the power of states under the <span>Constitution was that state sovereignty was more important than federal power. </span>
John Quincy Adams imposed a law that would support anything that will result in profit for the market of United States.Examples are commerce, agriculture and arts. This was his stepping stone towards making the United States become the "first and mightiest nation in the world".
Pausch uses supporting details related to his childhood to support his central idea.
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