What Is the Three-Fifths Rule

question 11

Multiple Choice

What is the three-fifths rule?

• A)A slave would be worth three-fifths of a full vote for purposes of allocating seats in the House of Representatives.
• B)Congress would need a three-fifths majority to overturn a presidential veto.
• C)A candidate would need three-fifths of the popular vote to be elected president.
• D)A three-fifths majority of the delegates would be needed to approve the Constitution.
• E)A president could be impeached with three-fifths majorities in each house of Congress.

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Definitions:

Decreasing Returns

A situation in which the addition of more units of input results in the less-than-proportional increase in output.

High Levels

Refers to quantities or amounts that are considerably above the average or typical range.

Output

The amount of products or services generated by a company, sector, or economic system within a specific timeframe.

Constant Returns

Refers to a situation in production where increasing the inputs by a certain factor results in output increasing by the same factor.