Under the Articles of Confederation, the power to coin money ... the power to coin money was traditionally understood as a symbol of political sovereignty. Second, this clause authorizes Congress ...

The movement to adopt a Constitution grew out of substantial dissatisfaction with the operation of the Articles of Confederation, including the Confederation’s difficulty in settling disputes ...

But already, it threatened to crumble. Although the Articles of Confederation had organized the 13 states into a loose union, the Articles proved inadequate to the task of effectively governing ...