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.
By 1869, amendments had been passed to abolish slavery and provide citizenship and equal protection under the laws, but the election of Ulysses S. Grant to the presidency in 1868 convinced a majority of Republicans that protecting the franchise of black voters was important for the party's future.