An example can be the Missouri Compromise. According to it, a line was made and it was decided which countries could have slaves and which not. Now, it was considered to be a relatively good compromise because it helped the Union stay together, but watching it from the modern times it was most certainly not a good compromise because any compromise that establishes slavery anywhere is definitely not a good one.
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When you educate yourself and form your own a opinion, you elect people and vote for propositions and laws. Voting is the most powerful thing you can do as an American. You have the power to make the change you want to see. Your vote is your voice and your voice is power. Being the voice for those who cannot be heard is power.
Have representative governments