Formation of the Constitution - Structure of the Articles of Confederation

Question 1

Articles of Confederation

Answer 1

• 1777
• Richard Henry Lee Proposes Plan
• All 13 States ratified the Articles by 1781
• first national constitution
• two fears:
  1. a central government would be too strong
  2. some states would have more power

Question 2

how it was established

Answer 2

• unicameral (1 body) of Congress
• no executive branch
• no federal court system
  each state had one vote in congress no matter the size of the state
• nine states had to agree on decisions
• means the 7 larger states couldn’t out vote the 6 smaller states