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