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