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