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 A confederal system was selected for our first form of government 3 Number of votes needed to pass a law 4 Author of the Articles of Confederation 5 States retained all powers except 6 The confederation had one branch 7 Most of the power in a confederal system is held by 8 First governing system in the US 9 Each state had this many votes 10 Second Continental Congress The legislative branch or "Congress" 1 the states 9 13 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 John Dickinson Wrote and approved the Articles of Confederation powers specifically given to the national government