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