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