The article of Confederation was the United States' first rule for the people to follow.Suggested by the Continental congress in the 1777,it was not ratified until 1781
The first rule that people should follow represented a victory for those who liked state sovereignty.The rule 2 said that "each state retains it sovereignty,freedom and independence,and every power...which is not...expressly delegated to the United States..." Any amendment required anonymous consent of the states
