Question

Many weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation were corrected with the adoption of the Constitution as the supreme law of the land in 1787. Which of these statements is true regarding the differences between the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution?

Answer 1

The Articles of Confederation was the original binding document of the United States and served as the supreme law of the land from March 1, 1781 until the ratification of the United States Constitution (on June 21, 1788). The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union were adopted by the 2nd Continental Congress on November 15th, 1777. They sought to combine the disparate colonies under a single governmental entity. They were the first attempt at a government.

Answer 2

One main difference between the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution was that the Articles were very weak and the people had more power than the government while the Constitution gave more power to the government.