In the US the Democratic party is considered liberal, while the Republican party is considered conservative.
Therefore "conservative views on issues such as gay marriage and abortion" would not be considered characteristic of the Democratic party.
<span>The articles created no separate executive department to carry out and enforce the acts of Congress and no national court system to interpret the meaning of laws.
To make a change to the Articles, it had to be decided unanimously by all states. Also, 9 out of the 13 states had to approve any major law before it was passed.
There was no standing army to protect the nation.
Each state could create its own foreign policy, including the passage of treaties.
Each state could create its own money and it might not be accepted in other states. The war left a huge debt, but the Articles didn't allow congress to collect taxes, only to ask for money from the states.
The central government could not regulate commerce between the states. </span>
It would be an "(E) Agreement by North and South Vietnam to hold free elections" that was not part of the 1973 Paris Peace <span>Agreement signed between the United States and Vietnam, since the United States didn't have control over the political nature of North Korea's future. </span>
The ideas of the Enlightenment<span> helped </span>lead to the American Revolution<span> and </span>American<span> independence because they formed the philosophical basis for </span>America's <span>claim that it should have more autonomy.Thus, the </span>ideas of the Enlightenment <span>helped give </span>Americans<span> the </span>idea<span> that they should become independent.</span>