The Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution which is found in Article VI, Clause 2, creates that the Constitution, federal laws made pursuant to it, and treaties made under its power, constitute the supreme law of the land. It is called the "linchpin of the constitution" because it joins the National Government and the states into a single governmental unit, a federal government.
Mercy Otis Warren participate in colonial politics during the 1760s and 1770s<span> by serving as a member of the Pennsylvania Assembly.
</span><span>Mercy Otis Warren was a political writer and propagandist of the American Revolution. In the eighteenth century, topics such as politics and war were thought to be the province of men.</span>
The years immediately following The Civil War in American History are known as the Reconstruction Era.
ZACHARY TAYLOR.
1. what major issue did taylor have to deal with when he entered office?
2. where did taylor stand with respect to the extension of slavery in the west?
MILLIARD FILLMORE.
1. did the compromise of 1850 satisfy both sides?
2. fillmore was the last president from which political party?
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
1. what tragedy at the beginning of pierce’s administration, cast a long shadow over his presidency?
2. the passage of what act doomed pierce’s presidency and brought about significant chaos?
JAMES BUCHANAN.
1. what position did buchanan take with regard to the dred scott decision?
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
1. what bold, unprecedented, moves did lincoln make to grow the power of president in an effort to save the union?
2. what was lincoln’s more profound accomplishment in the office?
