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What legal document defined the legitimacy of the US before the constitution?
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∙ 13y ago
The '''Articles''' of '''Confederation''' was the first constitution of the United States of America and specified how the national government was to operate.
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What document was written before the constitution that ruled the thirteen new states?
The document that was written before the Constitution was the Articles of Confederation.
What was the document that was your plan before the constitution?
The Articles of Confederation
What document existed before the Constitution?
The Articles of Confederation.
What document governed the colonies before the Constitution?
Article of Confederation
Which document organized the government before the u.s. constitution did?
articles of confederation
What was the document that governed the united States before the creation of the constitution?
The Articles of Confederation
Rule requiring that nine states ratify the constitution to make it a working document?
The rule requiring that nine states ratify the constitution to make it a working document is the Fourth Amendment to the US constitution. It was tabled before Congress in 1789.
What document did the constitution lack thst many states wanted added before they argued to ratify?
The Constitution lacked a Bill of Rights. It was added later.
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.
What document was governing the US before and during the writing of the constition?
the articles of confederation, they only lasted for a few years before the constitution was signed.
What document was governing the US before and during the writing of the constitution?
When the constitution was written during the summer of 1787, the Articles of Confeduration were still governing the United States.
What document was governing US before and during the writing of the Constitution?
When the constitution was written during the summer of 1787, the Articles of Confeduration were still governing the United States.
