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