Government Compromises

By the fall of 1786, America’s unrest towards their government had reached a tipping point. During this state of political chaos and rebellions, George Washington and James Madison called a meeting to order of five states in Annapolis, Maryland. At this meeting prominent visionaries debated the fate of their country and discussed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. After meeting in Maryland, the Congress called all the states to a meeting in Philadelphia during May of 1787. In these meetings, the delegates chose to keep incomplete notes and essentially have the meetings in secret to assure that they could speak freely amongst one another. Not soon after the Constitutional Convention began, it became incredibly clear that the panel was

Due to the Three-Fifths Compromise and the Great Compromise, the United States of America began governing as a nation with undemocratic elements included in the Constitution. Slavery and unequal representation are a direct result of the compromises, but the Electoral College was included in the Constitution even though it is not a direct result of the compromises.

Writing the United States Constitution required perseverance and compromise, it was challenging to satisfy fifty-five delegates at the Constitutional Convention as well as the later audience of the citizens of the thirteen colonies. Below will be outlined three compromises that were crucial to the establishment of the Constitution as a replacement to the Articles of Confederation.

The Great Compromise of 1787 or the Connecticut Compromise of 1787 refers to the settlement of the dispute that rose due to conflicting views put forward by the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey plan. These plans proposed changes in the Articles of Confederation that was the aim of the Philadelphia Convention of 1787. However, whereas the Virginia Plan seemed to provide a greater representation of the more populous states in the national government, the New Jersey Plan was proposed by the smaller states aimed at preventing the balance of the US government from tilting in favor of the more populous states as per the Virginia Plan.

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The balance between the duty of the government, both on a state and federal scale, and the citizens’ view of freedoms has been a continuous struggle throughout the readings. Although many members of America’s youth believe that their participation in politics is aimless, public opinion and voting are very important aspects of shaping the government. Without certain civil rights being granted by the government, these important rights of expression and suffrage would not exist.

Compromise—that means to come to an agreement, a settlement that brings peace, but not without some discomfort for both sides. This compromise is hopefully long-lasting and satisfying to both sides and brings with it a rest. The Compromise of 1850 sounds like exactly that, but there is more to this compromise. This “compromise” came when there was much dispute about the future of the western lands recently acquired from the Mexican government—California, Utah, and New Mexico. The Southerners of America wanted the states entered into the union as slave states, while the Northerners wanted them entered as free states. When this issue became more heated and continued to escalate, "The Great Compromiser,” Mr. Henry Clay himself, came out of retirement to do “his thing” and create a compromise. He proposed that California would enter the union as a Slave State and Utah and New Mexico would enter as neutral, being neither a slave nor free state. Parts of both the North and the South hated and liked this plan. Some misanthropists in the South threatened to secede from the union and while the majority knew that to be rubbish at the time, it did eventually come true with the start of the Civil War. The North wanted to see slavery come to an end and were fighting tooth and nail to see that through. After months of debating and changes made to Clay’s compromise it was eventually put into action. There was still unrest in both the North and South, and the compromise only

The Political Disputes of 1820-1860 compromised and then broke down.In the 1800’s slavery was the main conflict between the states. The compromise began to break down when slavery began in the North and the South. The Anti-Slavery Convention report that an American citizen who owns a human being into involuntary and is forced to be his property is a Man Stealer, which means immoral people. (Doc.B) Senator Henry Clay said that it is impossible that South Carolina ever desired a moment to become a separate and independent state.(Doc.A). Senator Daniel Webster’s Judgment is that the South is right and the North is wrong.(Doc.C). Georgia thinks all northern, and especially the New England, states are devoid of society fitted for well-bred Southern gentlemen.(Doc.E) Abraham Lincoln ambitious Northern politicians. (Doc.F) Henry Clay, National

In the early 1800’s, the US worked out issues, such as slavery, with compromises. The names of these compromises were, but not limited to, The Missouri Compromise, The Compromise of 1850, and Kansas Nebraska act. These were meant to appease the states without leading to secession. Later on, around 1860, the US compromises weren’t working well, and this lead to the secession. This was because the states wanted decisions and instant ends to issues such as slavery.

A widely controversial issue while creating the Constitution was the number of representatives each state would receive. Larger states advocated for the Virginia plan where there would be a two-house legislature, one of which would comprise representatives directly elected by the population while the other was composed of those nominated by the legislators. This legislature would then be responsible for deciding the executive and judicial branches of the government. Smaller states backed the New Jersey Plan where a one-house legislature was supported, with each state receiving one vote. The representatives would be selected by the legislators and this new Congress would now have the power to collect fees and appoint Supreme Court members. The Virginia Plan would allow for larger states to have more power because representation was proportional to the population while the New Jersey Plan would allow smaller states to havae more power because they had the same amount of representation for a smaller population.

During the 1800’s, many conflicts and disagreements brought the nation to its ruins and originated the American Civil War which couldn’t have been avoided at any cost. A Compromise is an agreement developed in which the two groups meet halfway in order to prevent something bad from happening. The Abolitionist movement, on the other hand, is the general reaction people against the practice of slavery overtook to end slavery during the 1800’s. By 1835, the main concern was what everyone questioned themselves, how can we be considered a free country when we have slaves? Due to this, Abolitionist either encouraged slaves to rise up in revolt, or helped slaves escape because they too, had experienced the cruelty and mistreatment. The Missouri Compromise is the preparations provided for the acknowledgment of Maine as a free state along with

During the late 1700’s and the early 1800’s, the United States were constantly under stress from tensions within their country. During these years, the nation was experiencing change at a rapid rate. Increasing industrialization led to a booming growth in population and urbanization. During this time, there were many things that divided the country. Some of those things were small, others divided the nation.

On May 27, 1787, 55 men crowded into a sweltering room in Philadelphia, to make decisions that would change America’s future. They were there to write the Constitution, which would require many compromises- including the most important one of all, the Great Compromise. Without the Great Compromise, America would be extremely different, and it may not have survived this long! This compromise made up most of our entire government, and without it, our government may have seemed unfair for many of the smaller states. This essay will tell you about the main components that made up the Great Compromise, and what it is compared to its main building blocks.

Some alternative ideas could have been peaceful coexistence, commitment to racial harmony, intermarriage,or compromise. Based on past history I think the best alternative could have been a compromise. This based on the Great Compromise that was created when deciding on the how the Legislature was going to be run. The idea would have been two alternatives could have been that both come to compromise how the land was going to be divide and some rules to follow. This would have allowed the Americans Indians to have stayed in some of their lands , while Americans gaining some land too. As history has written this wasn't going to occur because Americans didn't think much of the American Indian. In my opinion, a compromise would have led to a less

In America, there are three major civic stances: conservatism, liberalism, and libertarianism. The liberal stance is the only stance, which offers the foundation to move forward. The following paper will briefly explain, certain aspects of conservatism and libertarianism, and will advance the idea, America must move forward with a more liberal attitude. At heart, this writing will argue a strong government is of the utmost importance in moving this country forward to the future. While other political agendas advocate liberty and freedom, the liberal stance truly offers a realistic approach and method of achieving those aspects of American life.