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 First governing system in the US 4 A confederal system was selected for our first form of government 5 Author of the Articles of Confederation 6 Second Continental Congress 7 The confederation had one branch 8 Number of votes needed to pass a law 9 Each state had this many votes 10 Number of votes needed to amend the Articles of Confederation 1 The legislative branch or "Congress" powers specifically given to the national government 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 Confederal System, confederation 13 the states John Dickinson 9