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