Constitutional amendment. A constitutional amendment refers to the modification of the constitution of a nation or state. In many jurisdictions the text of the constitution itself is altered; in others the text is not changed, but the amendments change its effect. The method of modification is typically written into the constitution itself. Most constitutions require that amendments cannot be enacted unless they have passed a special procedure that is more stringent than that required of ordinary legislation. Examples of
A compromise is a way of settling differences by everybody making concessions. If you want to stay out until 10 and your friend wants to stay out until midnight, 11 is a good compromise. Compromise comes from the Latin compromissum, which means mutual promise.. It can be a noun or a verb.
The Missouri Compromise was a compromise of new territory should be  considered a free state or slave state. This compromise proposed  whatever was north of the 36'30' line was to be a free state and  whatever was south of this line was to be slave state.