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