The only branch of government under the Articles of Confederation was the legislative branch, which consisted of a unicameral Congress.
Only one branch was set up under the Articles -- the Legislative branch.
Legislative
An executive branch
Under the Articles of Confederation, congress was unicameral, meaning it had only one legislative body. The Articles of Confederation were ratified on March 1, 1781.
The only branch of government under the Articles of Confederation was the legislative branch, which consisted of a unicameral Congress.
Only one branch was set up under the Articles -- the Legislative branch.
Legislative
An executive branch
Under the Articles of Confederation, congress was unicameral, meaning it had only one legislative body. The Articles of Confederation were ratified on March 1, 1781.
The executive branch is headed by the President.
Well, the Congress of the Confederation was a legislative branch under the Articles of Confederation. So the Constitutional Convention would've still come turned out the way it regularly turned out to be. The states would still have the same powers because the government was under the Articles of Confederation was a weak government anyways.
a independent executive branch
Every single freakin one of them. Executive, Legislative, and Judicial.
the body would have to be congress
"Articles of Confederation" OR "confederation" or "the Articles of Confederation"
There was an executive under the Articles of Confederation, but he was a mere figurehead and he had no power, unlike the current President. The president under the Articles was elected by the Continental Congress instead of the Electoral College.