There was the Articles of Confederation that didn't work and this congress meet in 1787 to write the constitution. So, to answer your question I think you are confused. The constitution was a whole new effort and the articles were too loose and didn't really have the framework for a working government.
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The present Louisiana constitution follows the federal constitution more closely than any of earlier states constitution
The United States used Iroquois Constitution, which was written earlier, as a model
For one thing, he was part of the committee who put together the whole dcument PLUS actually wrote a large part of the ConstitutionJames Madison's Contribution to the Constitution:When James Madison and the other 56 delegates to the Constitutional Convention met in Philadelphia in May 1787, they intended to amend the Articles of Confederation. They ended up creating a new constitution, and Madison, representing Virginia, became the chief recorder of information (he took a lot of notes).Madison had helped develop Virginia's Constitution 11 years earlier, and it was his "Virginia Plan" that served as the basis for debate in the development of the U.S. Constitution. Madison argued strongly for a strong central government that would unify the country.
The ratification of the constitution was signed on May 29, 1790. The ratification process had began three years earlier in Rhode Island.
The constitution of the United states was signed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was signed in Virginia by 52 people. The founding fathers signed the Constitution in Philadelphia. It was signed in the white house