The term confederation or confederal refers to a. a system in which most power is with the central government. b. a system in which state and local governments have equal power with the central government. c. a national legislature. d. the southern states where slavery was legal. e. a voluntary association in which states have most of the power.

the section of the chart that represents a point at which a bill needs approval from a majority of people in both chambers to advance is j, as this is the only section before the bill becomes law which has both rows (symbolizing the chambers) converging into one, meaning that the two parts of the congress have to approve of it before it can march on with the process.