Passed November 15, 1777 by Congress and confirmed by the State on March 1, 1781, the Articles of Confederation were a humble effort by a new country to consolidate itself and create a ideal national government. The Articles were said to be a "firm league of friendship" () between the states, meaning that these thirteen states would cooperate and commute together, but leave out one major form of government; therefore to give limited powers to the central government. However, for some states the current form of government is unsatisfactory because the Articles of Confederation prove too disadvantageous. The Constitution will become America's saving grace. Written in 1787, the Constitution called for a united, more powerful government. There were many differences between the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution. One major difference was how they formed the legislature. In the AoC the legislature was established as a unicameral where the states created a national Congress. On the other hand, the Constitution established a bicameral legislature in which each state in Congress was represented by its population. This change was caused by disagreements between states; different states wanted different ways of selecting representatives. The Articles of Confederation classified and represented all states equally, so larger states required more power in decision making. Smaller states failed to agree on this demand. States with larger populations wanted their representation to be based on their population; while less populous states wanted a stable number of representatives (one from each state) regardless of their size or population. The Connecticut Compromise... middle of paper... was not able to work the way it works today. The Constitution has existed for over two centuries and today constantly destroys government and its function. The Articles of Confederation and its ideas were strong and powerful in improving the United States and its government. However, the implementation of his ideas and the improvement of representatives of the federal government and states were not quite successful. On the other hand, the government provided for by the Constitution was radically different from that provided for by the Articles of Confederation. The economic, political, cultural and social aspects and statuses of the United States have changed under the new type of powerful government, with different types of voting and with the new way of imposing taxes. The United States Constitution prevented people from gaining too much power and was the greatest success of the United States government.