Salaried employee receives a fixed amount of money ,regardless of specific hours they work.
Same Sex Marriage. One state has it, federal law prohibits it. Many states also prohibit it and prohibit recognizing such a marriage from another state. (In essence violating the full faith and credit clause of the constitution, but there are lots of examples that in law) The US supreme court has not weighed in. So the issue is open. This issue could go lots of ways, depending on what cases get to the supreme court.
The poetry of colonial Americal shows that people needed a stable government and economy before they could make great advances in cultural pursuits such as literature, music, and painting.In this period, an impressive body of literature, mostly nonfiction prose, such as autobiography and sermon were produced.