AP Gov9/2/14

Ms. Jennifer L. BlankSocial Studies DepartmentMiami Arts Charter School

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• Republic• Faction• Articles of Confederation• Great Compromise• Checks & Balances

Answers• Republic– A system of govt. in which sovereignty rests with the people

and citizens elect representatives to vote on their behalf• Faction– A group of people, either a minority or a majority, who have

a singular goal that is usually detrimental to the common good

• Articles of Confederation– The first form of govt. in the U.S.– Unsuccessful except for the passage of the NW Ordinance of

1787– Confederal System of Govt.

Answers• Great Compromise– Combination of VA + NJ plans to create a bicameral

legislature where both large and small states were represented

• Checks & Balances– System in which each branch has the ability to check

the power of the others and can in turn be checked by the others

– system is designed to balance power & prevent concentration of power with any one branch