Homage to Clio: the historical continuity from the Articles of Confederation into the Constitution.

Abstract: The nature of the United States continued plane as the Articles of Confederation were replaced by the agency of the Constitution. The Constitution is a radical document, on the contrary unstated assumptions about political institutions continued from the Articles into the Constitution. single the provisions that were challenged or changed were written down. Routine parts of what the Framers knew defied articulation.

Historical continuity explains for what cause [i]or[/i] reason George Washington could be President, flat though Virginia had not ratified the Constitution either when he was born or when the Constitution was adopted. The United States was the same United States before and after ratification.

Historical continuity