The Constitution Reader
III. Government under the Articles of Confederation: The Problem of Legislative/Majority Tyranny
Articles of Confederation (PDF) (DOC)
George Washington, Circular Letter to the States. (PDF) (DOC)
George Washington, Letter to John Jay, August 15, 1786 (PDF) (DOC)
George Washington, Letter to James Madison, March 31, 1787 (PDF) (DOC)
Thomas Jefferson, Notes on Virginia ("Constitution") (PDF) (DOC)
James Madison, "Vices of the Political System of the United States" (PDF) (DOC)
