Articles of Confederation vs. United States Constitution The American Revolution left the colonies without laws or an established government. That’s when the Second Continental congress organized and brought forth The Articles of Confederation, the first written constitution for the new nation. Under the Articles, the country was faced with many tough questions that needed definite answers. Ten years after the ratification of the Articles came there answers in the form of the United States …showed first 75 words of 408 total…

…showed last 75 words of 408 total…while the House gave the populated states the representation they deserved. . The Articles left the country too weak and vulnerable in a time when a strong centralized government was needed. The US Constitution mended many of these weaknesses and broke ground for a powerful government. It continues to be the basis of our government over two hundred years later. It gifted framers and support has led our country to be known as the “Great Democracy.”