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