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