Runs a democracy and keeps it free-- in a democracy people must participate to be a democracy.
Civic participation is vital to a democracy by the definition of it being a country in which the people's voice is a major part of the government. If people do not use their power to participate then a democracy is at risk of becoming a tyrannical government run by the elite or the military. The freedoms of the people are dependent upon continued participation.
Base on the question and in my further research, I would say that the answer would be that b<span>oth sides wanted to gain something. Due to the Compromise. The slave trade was abolished in the District of Columbia. The Territory of New Mexico and the Territory of Utah were organized under the rule of popular sovereignty. And the Fugitive Slave Act was passed.</span>
