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