United States in Congress Assembled

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central authority of the United States governing body unicameral national legislature

The United States in Congress Assembled was the unicameral national governing body of the United States under the Articles of Confederation, serving as the country's central authority between the Continental Congress and the adoption of the U.S. Constitution.

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Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	central authority of the United States ⓘ governing body ⓘ unicameral national legislature ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Congress of the Confederation ⓘ
compositionMethod	delegates appointed by state legislatures ⓘ
constitutionalStatus	sole organ of the national government under the Articles of Confederation ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
enacts	Land Ordinance of 1785 ⓘ Northwest Ordinance ⓘ Land Ordinance of 1784 ⓘ surface form: Ordinance of 1784
endDate	1789-03-04 ⓘ
financingMethod	requisitions on the states ⓘ
followedBy	United States Congress ⓘ
governmentType	confederal legislature ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver	Indian affairs ⓘ diplomacy ⓘ foreign affairs ⓘ management of western territories ⓘ treaty-making ⓘ war and peace ⓘ
headOfStateTitle	President of the United States ⓘ surface form: President of the United States in Congress Assembled
historicalEra	Congress of the Confederation ⓘ surface form: Confederation period
lacksPower	levy direct taxes on individuals ⓘ regulate interstate commerce effectively ⓘ
legalBasis	Articles of Confederation ⓘ
legislativeStructure	unicameral ⓘ
meetsIn	Annapolis ⓘ surface form: Annapolis, Maryland Federal Hall National Memorial ⓘ surface form: Federal Hall Independence Hall ⓘ New York City ⓘ Princeton, New Jersey, United States ⓘ surface form: Princeton, New Jersey Trenton, New Jersey ⓘ
notablePresidingOfficer	Arthur St. Clair ⓘ Cyrus Griffin ⓘ Elias Boudinot ⓘ John Hancock ⓘ John Hanson ⓘ Richard Henry Lee ⓘ Thomas Mifflin ⓘ
numberOfVotesPerState	1 ⓘ
precededBy	Continental Congress ⓘ Second Continental Congress ⓘ
primaryLanguage	English ⓘ
requiredVotesForAmendments	unanimous consent of the states ⓘ
requiredVotesForMajorDecisions	9 of 13 states ⓘ
roleInConstitution	called the Constitutional Convention of 1787 ⓘ submitted the proposed U.S. Constitution to the states for ratification ⓘ
startDate	1781-03-01 ⓘ
votingSystem	one vote per state ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Articles of Confederation → appliedToPoliticalEntity → United States in Congress Assembled ⓘ

Congress of the Confederation → appliesToJurisdiction → United States in Congress Assembled ⓘ