Compromises of Political Ideals in Favor of Political Expediency

Compromises of Political Ideals in Favor of Political Expediency The Constitution of the United States of America was a document that contained many compromises the balanced political idealism with political expediency. Political idealism is the set of beliefs that the Constitutionalists ultimately wanted to achieve in the new government. Political expediency limited and put off certain political ideals in order to achieve agreement between the states on a central government, quickly enact the new government, …

…achieved both in creating a government that the states would be in favor of and avoid the controversial political ideals at that time, including slavery and states versus federal rights, in order to enact that government. Political expediency was also achieved by the taking away of individual's say in the political process. The United States Constitution compromised the political ideals of many politicians and citizens in order to quickly form a new and functioning government.