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The U.S. Constitution

The Articles of Confederation was too weak so they scrapped it and wrote the constitution.

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The US Constitution replaced the Articles of Confederation.

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Q: Which document was written in 1787 and replaced the Articles of Confederation as federal law?
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What document did the US Constitution replace?

Articles of Confederation


Which document established a federal government in the original 13 states?

Articles of Confederation


Why were the Articles of Confederation abandoned?

The Articles of Confederation were discarded because the state government dominated the federal government. The Articles of Confederation did not allow for the federal government to collect taxes.


What document set up the first federal government in the United States?

The Articles of Confederation (full name: Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union), drafted in June 1776, allowed the States to retain the sovereignty in most areas. The federal government operated under the Articles of Confederation from 1777 until 1789, when it was replaced by the more comprehensive US Constitution.


What document preceded the constitution?

Before the United States Constitution, the Articles of Confederation were used to govern the United States. Their greatest weakness is that, under them, the Federal Government had no power. It could make laws and decisions, but it had no way to ensure that they were enforced.


Which document gave the federal government no power to tax no common currency and no judicial branch?

The Articles of Confederation


What document established federal system of government?

If I'm not mistaken, I believe it's the Articles of Confederation.


What do the Articles of Confederation emphasize?

It emphasized federal power over state power. (?)


Which document preceded the Constitution but failed to give the federal government enough power to function effectively?

The articles of confederation.


Are the articles in the constitution the same as the articles in the Articles of Confederation?

No they are not the same. The Articles of Confederation didn't provide the power for the government to collect taxes, for example. No, they "were" not the same* *Different author from the first paragraph.


The failure of the Articles of Confederation was all economic in origin?

It would be false to state that the failure of the Articles of Confederation was all economic in origin. The most significant problem with the document was that it created a federal government that lacked power.


This DOCUMENT has a weak national government?

The Articles of Confederation had a Weak National Government. The U.S. had a Federal Sytem Government ( Or strong Government )