Ep. 310 | Constitutional Chats Podcast | Jay Cost | America 250: Drafting the Articles of Confederation

The Articles of Confederation were the original set of laws  established to govern the colonies after the Declaration of Independence, and were in effect from 1781 to 1789 when the United States Constitution was ratified.  A defining feature of the Articles was its protection of the colonies' sovereignty and a weak central government.  In discussing the Articles, three important questions must be pondered.  What they were?  Why were they adopted?  Why did they fail?  To answer these questions, we are honored to welcome Dr. Jay Cost, professor of political science at Geneva College and the Gerald R. Ford nonresident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.