What is the causes for the failure of the moral integrity of citizens ?​

The reason why it took several years for the Articles of Confederation to go into effect was that two states claimed lands. They could not come into an agreement about land ownerships.

Explanation:

Even though the Articles of Confederation were written in 1777, they did not go into effect until 1781. When the Articles of Confederation were sent to all the states to be rectified, Virginia and Maryland could not find a middle ground about lands and their ownership. This caused the delay of the rectification for four years, which was the time that took the states to solve their claims over lands.