| Term | Definition |
| Great Compromise | Resolved the conflict between large and small states by providing equal representation in the Senate and representation based on population in the House of Representatives |
| Three-Fifths Compromise | Resolved the conflict between slave and free states by counting five slaves as three people in determining each state's representation in the House of Representatives |
| Commerce Compromise | Resolved the conflict between agricultural and manufacturing states by permitting Congress to tax goods entering but not leaving the country |
| Indirect Vote for President | Resolved the conflict between aristocrats and democrats by having the president elected by electoral college |