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