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…showed last 75 words of 1127 total…set up. The Articles helped lead to the development of the Constitution by means of showing what flaws to avoid, and what was necessary in all governing documents. The Articles of Confederation provided the United States an effective system of government, but it was obvious that there were loopholes in the Articles that needed to be fixed. That is why the Articles were almost completely done away with, and the Constitution was put into effect.