For 10 points, name this document, approved in 1781 nearly four years after its proposal as a constitutional framework for the United States.
North Carolina physician Dr. Thomas Burke is considered the founding spirit behind it, as it was his "rope of iron" speech that led to its complete reconstruction according to his vision.  Burke wrote its infamous Article II, handicapping it severely by limiting its scope to those abilities strictly given to it in Articles VI, VII, and IX.  For 10 points, name this document, approved in 1781 nearly four years after its proposal as a constitutional framework for the United States.
North Carolina physician Dr. Thomas Burke is considered the founding spirit behind it, as it was his "rope of iron" speech that led to its complete reconstruction according to his vision.  
Articles of Confederation