The Articles created a loose league of the states which preserved the sovereignty of the states. It was a compact among the states. The Constitution of 1787 replaced a federal government with a national government, but the outline of the two documents are quite similar. The invention of dual citizenship in the Articles is a fundamental expression of federalism because every American is simultaneously a citizen of the United States and of the state in which she or he resides. This concept will surface in future units.
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