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