Ans: As the first Roman emperor to claim conversion to Christianity, Constantine played an influential role in the proclamation of the Edict of Milan in 313, which decreed tolerance for Christianity in the empire. He called the First Council of Nicaea in 325, at which the Nicene Creed was professed by Christians.
He Refused to criticize democrats for using his vote against the civil rights act to attack him and he feared Race would be a major issue during the election
It was the period of catholic resurgence initiated in the response to the Protestant Reformation