The article “Founding Friendship” (attached below), as well as the corresponding lecture notes for those chapters and watch the recorded lectures for Chapters 1 and 2. Additionally, you will need to watch the video entitled “Creating a Constitution”. The video can be viewed here: Link to videos https://www.annenbergclassroom.org/resource/key-constitutional-concepts/ (there are three (3) videos here that run back-to-back. You need only watch the first video for this assignment, which is approximately 20 minutes in length. After completing these things, answer the following questions in a clear, well-organized, accurate, and thoughtful manner.
1.Why did the country’s first attempt at a national government (The Articles of Confederation) not work out, and how did the Constitution resolve these problems?
2.Why was the relationship between George Washington and James Madison so important to the founding of the United States?
3.What specific contributions did James Madison provide to President Washington during the first years of the American Presidency?
4.Why did the mutual friendship of Washington and Madison eventually disintegrate?
5.How does an understanding of Washington and Madison’s relationship dispel common misunderstandings about them both?
