linked together for joint nation action in dealing with common problems, such as foreign affairs. There were no executive branch and the vital judicial arm was left almost exclusively to the states. The articles of Confederation were the first "constitution" and yet the Articles of Confederation, weak though they were, proved to be a landmark in
The Federalists decided among themselves that a strong federal government under the supervision of the wealthy and elite of the country would prosper. The Federalists argued that having strong state governments would lead to a lack of progress in the government as a whole. Particularly, in a newspaper called, The Massachusetts Sentinel, the Federalists disputed over the condition of the nation in an excerpt saying,”Let us look