동법은 각 주가 권한을 가지되 전쟁 선포권, 평화조약 체결권, 화폐주조권 등 제한된 권한만을 연방정부에 부여하고 있었다.
Under the law, each state its own authority, and the federal government has only limited powers such as the right to declare war, to conclude a peace treaty, and to coin money.