Why do the articles need to describe how the government should be set up?

The articles needed to describe how the government should run and its duties thereby forming the basis of Government

Explanation:

The articles of confederation formed the basis on how a government ( federal government ) should operate and what duties and privileges the Government should have or assign to different levels of the government.

The Federal government of the united need a constitution on how various components making up the government should operate and the articles was needed to define the various rules each component of the government should play in the smooth runing of the Government.

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