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