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