Art of Compromise

Question 1

1. Politics is known as the “art of compromise”. List and explain THREE (3) compromises that the Framers created at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787? Of the three, which is most relevant today? Explain.

2. What are TWO (2) strengths and TWO (2) weaknesses of American federalism for promoting representative democracy? How is the same sex marriage debate an example of American federalism?

3. 500 words for each question

Question 2

Chapter 5:
How did the colonists justify their protests and ultimate rebellion? What sources did they call on? What philosophies were influential? How was the language of freedom and liberty used?
Chapter 7:Compare the Articles of Confederation to the Constitution. Which document did a better job of protecting liberties? Running a government? Explain your answer with specific examples.
Chapter 8:
Women were increasingly coming to believe that they too had the right to knowledge, education, public discourse, and employment. Discuss the various arguments being made in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries by women regarding their changing roles in the new republic.
Chapter 9
Explain how improvements in transportation and communication made possible the rise of the West asa powerful, self-conscious region of the new nation.

Each chapter need about 1 to 1.5 pages writing with single spaced.