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