Context: In function and effectiveness, the UN has been compared to the pre-Constitutional United States Federal government by some[citation needed], giving a comparison between modern treaty law and the historical Articles of Confederation.

Question: The United Nations has been compared to what government in function and effectiveness?
Answer: the pre-Constitutional United States Federal government

Question: In which aspects has the United Nations been compared to the pre-Constitutional United States Federal government?
Answer: function and effectiveness

Question: The comparison of the United Nations to the pre-Constitutional United States Federal government gives us a comparison between what modern and historical legal topics of interest?
Answer: modern treaty law and the historical Articles of Confederation

Question: Modern treaty law can be compared in function and effectiveness to the historical Articles of Confederation by comparing the pre-Constitutional United States Federal government with what modern institution?
Answer: the UN

Question: What legal document formed the basis of the pre-Constitutional Federal government of the United States?
Answer: Articles of Confederation