In the spring of 1777, Burke was laboring in Philadelphia on behalf of the United States and against the British on a badly needed American constitution, the Articles of Confederation.

His insistence on the states rights wording contributed to the Articles of Confederation’s short life, all of 12 years before it was replaced by the U.S. Constitution, with its stronger federal ...

After the war, the Articles of Confederation served as America’s frame of government, but it quickly became apparent that the articles could not successfully create a strong united country ...

The Brennan Center for Justice and the National Constitution Center present a symposium exploring how the Articles of Confederation shaped the U.S. Constitution. Historians, legal scholars, and ...

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Zionist Confederation Discusses Changes in Constitution of W. Z. O. April 13, 1959 See Original Daily Bulletin From This Date Advertisement ...