Articles Of Confederation Compromises

The foundation of this nation has been based upon freedoms while maintaining order and equality, a task not so easily achieved. When attempting to achieve such a feat there were many compromises and struggles. The U.S. Constitution was made as a guide for the government to follow, since the original guide, the Articles of Confederation, gave little power to the federal government (and was becoming weak) disregarding the foundation of a proper functioning government giving more equality and less order. Since the Articles of Confederation became a non-efficient way to govern the nation, the delegates thought an efficient way to govern the nation would be to create what we call the constitution, which became a reality with several compromises. These compromises

were an agreement by mutual concession in the creation of the U.S.

Constitution. The Great Compromise and the Bill of Rights are some of the various examples of conflicts that arose and what compromises were made to come to a mutual agreement in the production of the U.S. Constitution.
The Great Compromise, also known as the Connecticut Compromise, was proposed in 1787 and it was a plan that would split the Congress into 2 chambers, which is known as the House of Representatives and the Senate today. These 2 chambers of the Congress have different purposes that help govern the nation. In the Senate, the Senators are appointed by the state upon voting, and each senator has a 6 year term in the office. The Senate being the upper house of the Congress votes on laws and whether or not they should be established. The Senators must be at least 30 years of age and they must have at least 9 years of being a citizen of the United States. The Senators

also have to power to try to impeach. The House of Representatives is the lower house of the Congress. The members of the House of Representatives must be at least 25 years old and has had to be a citizen of the United States for a minimum of 7 years. The members of the House of Representatives are also elected and serve for 2 years. The House of Representatives make and pass federal laws. From the 13 colonies, the population in 1790 of Connecticut was coincidentally the median populated state from the 13 colonies. Connecticut proposed an appeal which would be coming to an agreement for the more populate, or larger states, with the less populated, or smaller states, hence the name, the Connecticut Compromise. Virginia came up with a plan that was in favor of the 4 larger states (Virginia, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina) which was known as the Virginia Plan. The Virginia Plan would strengthen the national government. The New Jersey plan was in favor of the smaller states. This promised equal representation for all the states.
Every citizen of the United States is protected by the Bill of Rights. It is something the government cannot take away from us. The way that the Bill of Rights came to be is due to the compromise between Federalists and Anti-federalists. The Federalists, supporters of the Federalist Party, felt that the Constitution would protect their individual rights and were satisfied with it. They thought the Bill of Rights was unnecessary. On the contrary, the Anti-Federalists felt that the Bill of Rights was needed in order to have that protection of individual rights. The compromise of this was the passing of the Bill of Rights and was put into action to all states as of December 1791.
Conflict is a part of any type of government, it is a package deal. No matter what decision the government makes, there will be people opposed to their decision. This is where compromises come along to satisfy both sides of the story. The constitution is a very unspecific guide that the government follows, resulting in conflict which was resolved by compromises between the 2 sides. Compromises such as the Great Compromise, also known as the Connecticut Compromise and the Bill of Rights are perfect examples conflicts that arose due to the creation of the U.S. Constitution, which was later resolved with a mutual agreement to satisfy each side.