“Each State, in ratifying the Constitution, is considered as a
sovereign body, independent of all others, and only to be
bound by its own voluntary act. In this relation, then, the new
Constitution will, if established, be a federal, and not a
national constitution.”
what dose the writer mean?

president franklin roosevelt supported the tva as part of his first new deal measures approved by congress in 1933. this new agency was designed to control floods, produce electric power, and improve the lives of people living in the tennessee valley. the tva accomplished many of these goals despite problems.

the  wilmot proviso  was designed to eliminate  slavery  within the  landacquired as a result of the mexican war (1846-48). fearing the addition of a pro-slave territory, pennsylvania congressman david  wilmot proposedhis amendment to the bill.