The fundamental basis of our government was very weak compared to the government of today. Under the Articles of Confederation, the states were hardly unified, and had no strong central government. When the Federal Constitution was established, the states were finally “united”, and the delegates realized that the power must come from the central government. When the Articles of Confederation were written in 1777, weakness was prominent. There was only one vote in Congress for each …showed first 75 words of 370 total…

…showed last 75 words of 370 total…Federal Courts. The power foreign and interstate commerce was now given to Congress. The central government finally had more power than the states. With the revision of the Articles of Confederation, America was on the right track to becoming a unified country. The states were now states, not as independent unions under the Articles. The Federal Constitution granted power back to the central government, the foundation that America needed to become what it is today.