page_title: Perpetual Union
hierarchical_section_title: Perpetual Union
caption_attribution_description: The Articles of Confederation, ratified in 1781. This was the format for the United States government until the Constitution.
context_page_description: The Perpetual Union is a feature of the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, which established the United States of America as a national entity. Under modern American constitutional law, this concept means that U.S. states are not permitted to overthrow the U.S. Constitution and withdraw from the Union.
context_section_description: The Perpetual Union is a feature of the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, which established the United States of America as a national entity. Under modern American constitutional law, this concept means that U.S. states are not permitted to overthrow the U.S. Constitution and withdraw from the Union.
caption: The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union.
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