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  Missouri Compromise - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Missouri Compromise, also called the Compromise of 1820, was an agreement passed in 1820 between the pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in the United States, involving primarily the regulation of slavery in the western territories.
The compromise was specifically repealed by the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854.
These disputes, involving as they did the question of the relative powers of Congress and the states, tended to turn the Democratic-Republicans, who were becoming nationalized, back again toward their old state sovereignty principles to prepare the way for the Jacksonian-Democratic Party.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Missouri_Compromise   (570 words)

  
 Missouri Compromise on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The House rejected this compromise bill, but after a conference committee of members of both houses was appointed, the bills were treated separately, and in Mar., 1820, Maine was made a state and Missouri was authorized to adopt a constitution having no restrictions on slavery.
A provision in the Missouri constitution barring the immigration of free fls to the state was objectionable to many Northern Congressmen, and necessitated another congressional compromise.
Not until the Missouri legislature pledged that nothing in its constitution would be interpreted to abridge the rights of citizens of the United States was the charter approved and Missouri admitted to the Union (Aug., 1821).
www.encyclopedia.com /html/M/MissrC1omp.asp   (664 words)

  
 Compromise
Compromise is a basic negotiation process in which both parties give up something that they want in order to get something else they want more.
Compromises usually occur in win-lose situations -- when there is a fixed pie to be divided up, and whatever one side gets, the other side loses.
Compromises still tend to be made in interest-based bargaining, but they are usually more creative than simply "splitting the difference." The example of trading off money for time in the house-buying scenario is one example of compromises of interests that yielded a win-win solution.
www.beyondintractability.org /m/compromise.jsp   (1608 words)

  
 Can the Arabs Compromise?
Compromise is necessary for meaningful negotiations between the Israelis and Palestinians.
Compromise in the negative sense is "qadhah", which means "having one's faults unveiled", "being disgraced", "abjuring one's integrity", etc.
While looking for a compromise in matter of property, rights, administration, division of goods is praiseworthy and wise, compromising in matter of principles for a material benefit is dishonoring and causes to loose one's reputation.
www.geocities.com /d_elazar/Compromise/Compromise_Arab.html   (693 words)

  
 Compromise - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A compromise is an agreement (or proposed agreement) to accept a situation in which the parties get variations from what they originally sought, to achieve a compatible outcome.
Many times, compromise, is also associated with balance or even tolerance.
Research has indicated that suboptimal compromises are often the result of fallacies such as the Fixed Sum Error and the Incompatibility Error, leading to the misperception that the other side's interests are directly opposed.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Compromise   (351 words)

  
 Legal Definition of Compromise
COMPROMISE - An agreement between two or more persons, who, to avoid a lawsuit, amicably settle their differences, on such terms as they can agree upon.
The compromise may relate to a civil claim, either as a matter of contract or for a tort, but it must be of something uncertain; for if the debt be certain and undisputed, a payment of a part will not, of itself, discharge the whole.
The compromise puts an end to the suit, if it be proceeding, and bars any suit which may afterwards be instituted.
www.lectlaw.com /def/c263.htm   (173 words)

  
 Compromise quotes
Compromise is usually a sign of weakness, or an admission of defeat.
"Compromise is but the sacrifice of one right or good in the hope of retaining another--too often ending in the loss of both.
"Compromise is never anything but an ignoble truce between the duty of a man and the terror of a coward.
en.thinkexist.com /quotations/compromise   (268 words)

  
 Digital History
The Constitution was a document based upon compromise: between larger and smaller states, between proponents of a strong central government and those who favored strong state governments, and, above all, between northern and southern states.
Of all the compromises on which the Constitution rested, perhaps the most controversial was the Three-Fifths Compromise, an agreement to count three-fifths of a state's slaves in apportioning Representatives, Presidential electors, and direct taxes.
Southern states had wanted representation apportioned by population; after the Virginia Plan was rejected, the Three-Fifths Compromise seemed to guarantee that the South would be strongly represented in the House of Representatives and would have disproportionate power in electing Presidents.
www.digitalhistory.uh.edu /documents/documents_p2.cfm?doc=306   (606 words)

  
 Untitled Document
These are terms that do not occur to a westerner when he uses the word compromise, because whatever his educational formation, whether it is in the field of science, humanities or liberal arts, he knows that all ideas are in their essence nothing but compromises.
It follows that any resolution of their differences that is not based on a compromise is impossible, because it would entail the total subjugation of the will, interests and power of one of the parties to those of the other.
Attempting to explain the notion of compromise to members of this school would be as much of a lost cause as Ibn Rushd’s vigorous defense of the primacy of reason eight centuries ago.
www.heggy.org /culture_of_compromise.htm   (1266 words)

  
 African American Journey: Compromise of 1850   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Compromise of 1850 was a series of acts passed in 1850, by which the United States Congress hoped to settle the strife between opponents of slavery in the North and slaveowners in the South.
The Compromise also set up a stricter federal law for the return of runaway slaves.
To please the North, the slave trade was abolished in the District of Columbia.
www.worldbook.com /features/aajourney/html/bh036.html   (257 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Compromise (In Canon Law)
Compromise, in a general sense, is a mutual promise or contract of two parties in controversy to refer their differences to the decision of arbitrators.
Compromise in elections consists in a commission given by the body of electors to one or several persons to designate the elected person in the place of all.
This compromise, in order to be valid, must be the act of all the electors, unless it results from a pontifical declaration.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/04189a.htm   (492 words)

  
 Check Carefully Before Applying for Offers in Compromise
An offer in compromise is an agreement between a taxpayer and the IRS that resolves the taxpayer's tax debt.
Taxpayers who need a qualified tax professional to prepare and submit their offer in compromise application form may contact state or local tax professional associations to find enrolled agents, CPAs or attorneys in their geographic area with the education and experience to assist them.
The application package, IRS Form 656, Offer in Compromise, was recently redesigned with new instructions, worksheet and checklist to make it easier for taxpayers to determine if they are eligible for the program and to accurately prepare the necessary forms.
www.irs.gov /newsroom/article/0,,id=130493,00.html   (603 words)

  
 Compromise of 1850
Ever since the Missouri Compromise, the balance between slave states and free states had been maintained; any proposal that threatened this balance would almost certainly not win approval.
According to the compromise, Texas would relinquish the land in dispute but, in compensation, be given 10 million dollars -- money it would use to pay off its debt to Mexico.
The Compromise of 1850 accomplished what it set out to do -- it kept the nation united -- but the solution was only temporary.
www.pbs.org /wgbh/aia/part4/4p2951.html   (716 words)

  
 the RANT:: We Hold These Truths to be Self-EvidentÂ…   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
To compromise was to ensure that the ideals that were most important to them were addressed in a satisfactory fashion.
To the founders of this country compromise was not failure, it was success on as grand a scale as could be hoped.
We have no interest in compromise; the center is the battleground where the blood of political ideology is spilled and the partisans are the foot solders in our civil cold war.
www.therant.info /archive/001084.html   (2686 words)

  
 Petition for Compromise of Delinquent Taxes Frequently Asked Questions - Wisconsin Department of Revenue
A compromise of delinquent taxes is a process by which a taxpayer may be able to satisfy a delinquent tax liability for an amount that is less than the total obligation.
If the compromise is also contingent on future activities you have agreed to, such as incurring no new delinquencies for a stated period of time, outstanding delinquent tax warrants will not be satisfied until all conditions of the compromise have been met.
A petition for compromise is granted to those who could never pay their liability because of its size relative to their assets, income, and earning potential.
dor.state.wi.us /faqs/ise/petcomp.html   (1453 words)

  
 The Crittenden Compromise
The Crittenden Compromise was perhaps the last-ditch effort to resolve the secession crisis of 1860-61 by political negotiation.
Authored by Kentucky Senator John Crittenden (whose two sons would become generals on opposite sides of the Civil War) it was an attempt to resolve the crisis by addressing the concerns that led the states of the Lower South to contemplate secession.
That the laws for the suppression of the African slave trade, and especially those prohibiting the importation of slaves in the United States, ought to be made effectual, and ought to be thoroughly executed; and all further enactments necessary to those ends ought to be promptly made.
sunsite.utk.edu /civil-war/critten.html   (608 words)

  
 Governor considers trial dove hunt
The compromise was proposed by Sam Washington, executive director of Michigan United Conservation Clubs.
The compromise was praised by dove hunting proponents and Keith Charters, chairman of the state Natural Resources Commission, which would set the bag limits, season and regulations.
Word of the compromise prompted the Humane Society of the United States to release a 2001 questionnaire in which Granholm said she would veto any dove bill that passed the Legislature, as well as any bill that transferred power to designate game animals from the Legislature to the NRC.
www.freep.com /sports/outdoors/dove21_20040421.htm   (682 words)

  
 Learn About Congress: Compromise   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Compromise: In Congress, legislators compromise when they move beyond the argument phase and begin working on the solutions to the problems that come before them.
The Great Compromise established a bicameral Congress in which representation in one house would be determined by state population, and that the other would have equal repre­sentation from each state.
Invite a representative from your district to visit the class and discuss the role of compromise in Congress.
centeroncongress.com /teacher_materials/FactsofCongress/compromise.php   (493 words)

  
 No Compromise? - Christianity Today Magazine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
As America's liberal establishment continues to ponder the meaning of the November 2 elections (during which George W. Bush and 11 state ballot initiatives limiting marriage to men and women received the thumbs-up sign from voters), panic is clearly in the air.
According to Public Agenda, support for compromise on issues closely tied to religious faith—abortion, homosexual marriage, and the teaching of evolution—is plummeting.
In a survey, conducted right before the 2004 elections, the organization found that the share of evangelicals who agree that deeply religious office-holders have to compromise and set their convictions aside to get things done has fallen from 79 percent four years ago to 63 percent today.
www.christianitytoday.com /ct/2005/104/52.0.html   (1252 words)

  
 compromise
Compromise: An amicable agreement between parties in controversy, to settle their differences by mutual concession.
Compromise in man's relationships with each other is a necessary means of living together in an imperfect society.
Well, while compromise is a necessary evil that we all must live with while we live among each other, there is one person in the universe with whom we cannot compromise.
www.sounddoctrine.com /compromise.htm   (1185 words)

  
 Compromise
We need to ask God to show us where we are not hitting the target, but perhaps inching a tiny bit away in compromise.
God ain’t a cut and paste God, he doesn’t have a user friendly interface to suit your compromise and to put blinkers on to sin.
The bear replied that he was famished and was looking out for a good meal and suggested that they go into the thick of trees to decide of a compromise.
www.sloppynoodle.com /compromise.shtml   (601 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Republicans compromise on federal budget   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
But the compromise includes much weaker rules against red ink than the Senate approved, making it unclear whether the deal will get the support needed for passage when both chambers vote this week.
Senate moderates said they would not vote for the compromise because it fails to curb the federal budget deficit, which is approaching a record $500 billion this year.
If the compromise fails, the House could soon be forced to deal with an open and most likely contentious vote to raise the nation's debt limit from $7.4 trillion.
www.usatoday.com /news/washington/2004-05-19-gop-budget_x.htm   (638 words)

  
 Lets Compromise   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
We can compromise with liberals on some issues, but it won't be the way they define compromise.
An example of compromise to a liberal is reducing the growth in the Federal budget from 6% to 4%.
My idea of compromise is to reduce the Federal budget by 4% instead of 6% with defense taking no hits.
www.therant.us /staff/rubolotta/lets_compromise.htm   (799 words)

  
 Income Tax Questions - IRS Offer In Compromise
The offer in compromise program was designed to collect as much money as a taxpayer can pay now and for a period in the future.
The design of the offer in compromise program is such that the IRS intends to get every last penny you have and then some, to settle the tax.
Since the key to getting the IRS to accept the lowest amount possible, is planning, my book focuses on the planning required to settle your taxes for unbelievably small amounts.
www.irs-offer-in-compromise.com /need_to_know.html   (626 words)

  
 Encyclopedia Galactica - Chimerical - The Great Compromise   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
735 FE "The Great Compromise proved that Seldon's dream of the future seemed more possible than ever.
After over 300 years of doubt in The Plan after the attack of the Mule, this proved to the inhabitants of the galaxy that Seldon's Plan never did actually get fatally disrupted.
The actual reason for this regrowth was discovered during the Great Compromise.
members.tripod.com /TerminusCity/chimerical/compromise.html   (195 words)

  
 Offer in Compromise
If taxpayers are unable to pay a tax debt in full, and an installment agreement is not an option, then they may be able to take advantage of the offer in compromise (OIC) program.
To be eligible for a compromise on this basis, the taxpayer must demonstrate that collection of the tax would create an economic hardship or would be unfair and inequitable.
Check the OIC requirements to see if an offer in compromise is right for you.
www.irs.gov /businesses/small/article/0,,id=104593,00.html   (276 words)

  
 Aims and Assumptions of the Theory
The theory predicts that individuals will opt for work in a different field within their social space rather than compromise either prestige or sextype of work.
If no such work is accessible, they will opt for lower-level work before seeking jobs that conflict with their gender self-concept, because the latter is more central to the self-concept.
Individuals increase the accessibility of their preferred options when they seek information more widely and in a timely manner, are more persistent and optimistic, and take steps to increase their competitiveness for available opportunities.
www.udel.edu /educ/gottfredson/reprints/2004CCCentry.htm   (1178 words)

  
 IRS Offer In Compromise - Eliminate Income Tax Problems
This IRS program was designed to collect as much money as a taxpayer can pay now and for a period in the future.The design of the OIC program is such that the IRS intends to get every last penny you have and then some, to settle the tax.
If you owe more taxes than you can repay in a lifetime, chances are that you qualify for an offer in compromise based on doubt as to collectibility.
The compromise is an agreement between a taxpayer and the IRS that settles the taxpayer’s liability for some amount which is less than the full amount due.
www.irs-offer-in-compromise.com   (581 words)

  
 No Compromise Magazine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Join No Compromise for a feature interview with an Italian activist sharing insights on the country's growing movement for animal liberation.
No Compromise is dedicated to unifying the grassroots animal liberationists by providing a forum where activists can exchange information, share strategy, discuss important issues within the movement, network with each other in an open and respectful environment and strengthen the grassroots.
No Compromise is not intended to encourage illegal/unethical activity or behavior.
www.nocompromise.org   (201 words)

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