BOOTCAMP WEEK 4 RI 7.4

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What is the meaning of the word “compromise” as used in the sentence: “The Senate, then, was established as part of a Great Compromise.”

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A solution where each side gives something up

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What does the word “deliberate” most likely mean in this sentence? “...make it a calmer, less passionate, and more deliberate body than the House.”

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Careful and thoughtful

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What is the connotation of the word “susceptible” in the sentence below?

“Reformers...worried that state legislators were susceptible to corruption...”

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Open to harm or influence

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What does the phrase “stabilizing and calming force” imply about the Senate’s role?

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It balances out fast changes in government.

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What does the word “deadlocks” mean in the sentence below?

“...deadlocks prevented the state from having Senatorial representation...”

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Failures to make decisions