States caused economic chaos by making independent trade agreements with foreign countries, so the Constitution gave the federal government the power to regulate trade and foreign policy.
That would be the government as it existed under the Articles of Confederation. The Articles of Confederation had many weaknesses, most of which were addressed in the later US Constitution.
gave more power to the federal government-apex
THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION, THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION,
Articles of Confederation
America's first constitution was the Articles of Confederation.
That would be the government as it existed under the Articles of Confederation. The Articles of Confederation had many weaknesses, most of which were addressed in the later US Constitution.
gave more power to the federal government-apex
The Articles of Confederation.
the articles of confederation
Articles of Confederation
THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION, THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION,
The Articles Of Confederation
Articles of Confederation
America's first constitution was the Articles of Confederation.
The Mayflower Compact was NOT a constitution. It was a social agreement. The answer is the Articles of Confederation.
The U.S. Constitution The Articles of Confederation was too weak so they scrapped it and wrote the constitution.
see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Articles_of_Confederation