The Articles of Confederation provided for the basic structure of American government from 1781. The articles bound states together, but this tie was so weak that central government was impossible. “A national government should have the ability to enforce its authority, have a clear description of where the governing powers lie, a delineated leadership, and disposition of economic and foreign affairs. The Articles themselves were drafted at the beginning of the war, but all 13 states had …showed first 75 words of 1833 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1833 total…-18 16 Ibid., 11-18 17 Ibid., 11-18 18 Raoul Berger, Federalism The Founders’ Design, University of Oklahoma Press, 1987 17 19 Bruce Ackerman, We The People: Transformations, Harvard Univ. Press 1998, 35-37 20 Ibid., 35-37 21 Hamilton, Jay, Madison The Federalist Papers, Rossiter Ed. Mentor 1999 No 40 22 Bruce Ackerman, We The People: Transformations, Harvard Univ. Press 1998 35-37 Question One Explain the impact of the Articles of the Confederation on the Constitutional Convention of 1787. How were the imperfections of the Articles ‘corrected’ with the new constitution?