constitution
constitution
constitution
constitution
In the US Constitution, this document specifies what are the responsibilities of the federal government. Duties and responsibilities not specifically delegated to the federal government are therefore the responsibilities of the states.
Federalists were people who believed in a strong central government during the early years of the United States. It is not a document.
Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union
The central conflict of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 was how representation in the US Congress was going to be determined. The combating sides were states with large populations vs states with smaller populations. Eventually, a compromise was reached, which is known as the Great Compromise.
Articles of Confederation. It was replaced with the constitution.
The Articles of Confederation (1777- 1787) served as the first written document that established the functions of the national government of the United States after it declared independence from Great Britain. It established a weak central government that mostly, but not entirely, prevented the individual states from conducting their own foreign diplomacy and coining currency. The weak central leadership built into the document caused economic confusion, legislative paralysis, and finally, in 1787, the Constitution of the United States was written and adopted.
The document that described the first government of the United States of America was called the Articles of Confederation. It was adopted in 1781 and established a weak central government with limited powers, mainly to manage the Revolutionary War and maintain unity among the states. However, its deficiencies eventually led to the creation of the Constitution in 1787.
The Constitution was the document that was created by the United States of America to guide its government.
The Constitution was the document that was created by the United States of America to guide its government.