1 Thus the marker is referred to as invariant. 2  It has one form, and that form always occurs overtly; it does not vary in forms or shapes. 3  Aspectual be indicates that eventualities recur, happen from time to time or habitually (Green 2000, 2002).
In a way, the passage of the 18th Amendment was a victory for the rural and small towns of America over the big cities, where immoral behavior seemed rampant.
After the American Civil War ended, Republican leaders cemented the Union victory by gaining the ratification of constitutional amendments to abolish slavery (Thirteenth Amendment) and to protect the legal equality of ex-slaves (Fourteenth Amendment) and the voting rights of male ex-slaves (Fifteenth Amendment).