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