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