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