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