1 the use of a variety of data sources (data triangulation) 2  the use of several different researchers (investigator triangulation) 3  the use of multiple perspectives to interpret the results (theory triangulation)  the use of multiple methods to study a research problem (methodological triangulation)
The Articles of Confederation was the United States' first constitution. Proposed by the Continental Congress in 1777, it was not ratified until 1781.
It created a too-weak national government. When Congress drafted the nation's first constitution in 1777, it knew that many Americans feared a powerful national government. For that reason, the proposed Articles of Confederation created a framework for a loose confederation of states.