MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
CREATING STATE CONSTITUTIONS AFTER THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
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bill of rights
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ratify
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compromise
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -an agreement between two sides who have different opinions, in which each side gives up something it had wanted: Under the compromise, car manufacturers must use cleaner fuel but have more time to do it.
Detailed explanation-2: -Compromise-agreement in which each side gives up some demands.
Detailed explanation-3: -“Compromise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compromise.
Detailed explanation-4: -There were four main compromises that were necessary in order to adopt and ratify the Constitution. These compromises were the Great (Connecticut) Compromise, Electoral College, Three-Fifths Compromise, and Compromise on the importation of slaves.
Detailed explanation-5: -Webster’s New World dictionary defines compromise as primarily “a settlement in which each side gives up some demands or makes concessions.” Unfortunately the word compromise has become a pejorative term, something akin to selling out.