The Articles were debated over for sixteen months before they were ratified on March 1, 1781. Maryland was the last state to sign the Articles. The Constitution was established there were weak points in the Articles of Confederation. The Constitution outlined that congress has the right to levy taxes on individuals through income. It created a court system that deals with issues between citizens and states so that trials can be appealed. A regulation of trade between states. An executive branch headed by the president with checks and balances between judiciary branch and legislature is established by the Constitution. Regarding representation under the Constitution is 2/3 of both houses of congress plus ¾ of state legislature approval to amend the document, the states are represented with two votes in the senate and population based in the house of representatives, and to pass laws the president and a majority vote in both houses are required. Congress is permitted to raise an army through a draft and voluntary enlistment. The Constitution is the to be viewed as the supreme law of the land, no