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