We have changed our privacy policy. In addition, we use cookies on our website for various purposes. By continuing on our website, you consent to our use of cookies. You can learn about our practices by reading our privacy policy.

Articles of Confederation: Article II Summary

Pumpin' the Brakes

  • Each state gets to stay independent and free.
  • States get to keep "every power, jurisdiction, and right" not given to the national government (2.1).
  • Which is pretty much all of them.