States Were Granted Extra Representation Based on the Number of Slaves

question 14

Multiple Choice

States were granted extra representation based on the number of slaves they held under which of the following?

• A) The slavery population clause
• B) The equal population clause
• C) The three-fifths compromise
• D) The five-eighths compromise
• E) The census clause

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Definitions:

Erythrocytes

Oxygen-carrying blood cells, also known as red blood cells, which are responsible for delivering oxygen from the lungs to all parts of the body.

Hemoglobin

An iron-containing protein in red blood cells that transports oxygen from the lungs to the tissues of the body.

Platelets

Small blood cells essential for blood clotting, helping to stop bleeding by clumping together and forming plugs in blood vessel injuries.

Phagocytize

The process by which cells, especially immune system cells like macrophages, ingest or engulf other cells, bacteria, or particles.