Postive effects could be that it brings people together, gives them a community for supporting each other, focuses their attention on God. It provides a moral framework, comfort for those in need, the promise of an afterlife... and so on.
Negative effects are that the different religions can be seen to inspire conflict in the world, some might say that they focus people too much on religious things rather than on day to day things (so you lose the plot basically!).
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Under the Articles of Confederation, states caused economic chaos by making independent trade agreements with foreign countries, so the Constitution gave the federal government the power to regulate trade and foreign policy.
40th President from 1981-1989
His assassination attempt was 69 days after he took office
elected governor of California in 1966 served 8 years as governor
Improved relationships with the Soviet Union
maintained free flow of oil during the Iran Iraq war