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