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