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