Relier Pairs Articles of Confederation Part 2Version en ligne First Plan of Government for America par Stephanie Ganser 1 Number of votes needed to amend the Articles of Confederation 2 Each state had this many votes 3 A confederal system was selected for our first form of government 4 Number of votes needed to pass a law 5 Author of the Articles of Confederation 6 Most of the power in a confederal system is held by 7 Second Continental Congress 8 The confederation had one branch 9 First governing system in the US 10 States retained all powers except John Dickinson 9 the states Confederal System, confederation it allowed for a "loose" friendship among states and a national government with limited powers to do things needed by all states 1 Wrote and approved the Articles of Confederation The legislative branch or "Congress" powers specifically given to the national government 13