How was impact of beliefs and idea a issue of the past How does it still affect people in the present

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They influence the basics of life. ... Belief systems influence how we live our lives, treat others, and should only influence human kind positively. Buddhism influences people in many ways. In the religion of Buddhism there is no god so there are no rules from god that they follow.

congress failed to remove johnson. but it did succeed in getting control of efforts to re-build the south following america's civil war. radical republicans wanted to punish the south for starting the war. they also wanted to be sure new governments in the southern states would support the republican party.