The most important powers include the power to tax, to borrow money, to regulate commerce and currency, to declare war, and to raise armies and maintain the navy. These powers give Congress the authority to set policy on the most basic matters of war and peace.
The number of Electoral College votes a presidential candidate is more important than the number of popular votes a presidential candidate has since a candidate needs a majority of electoral votes--not popular votes--to win the election.
The colony of Maryland was founded under Catholic auspices to be an asylum for English Catholics. However, in 1634 two settlers' ships departed from England in which there were both Catholics and Protestants. It wasn´t a peaceful atmosphere.
Coexistence in the colony was marked by political, and religious oscillations in England. The Protestants took control in 1655 and excluded Catholics from any civil service when the Stuart monarchy fell with the head of Charles I and Oliver Cromwell ascended to the command of the nation.
As whites at home went to war, blacks left behind had access to manufacturing jobs previously unavailable to them. They learned new skills, joined unions and became part of the industrial workforce. The 'Double V Campaign' fought for victory at home and abroad.
The entire generation of Red guards went without education. They became known as The Lost Generation. All the schools and universities were shut down. Libraries, churches, temples, stores and even private homes were ransacked in an attempt to destroy feudal traditions.
