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The Articles of Confederation

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The Articles of Confederation were the United States' first governing framework, ratified in 1781, leaving nearly all power with the states.

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The central government could act in few areas, like national defense; states governed themselves.

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The weakness was deliberate — after a king, a weak center looked like safety.