The Three-Fifths Clause in the U.S. Constitution

question 69

Multiple Choice

The three-fifths clause in the U.S. Constitution:

• A) requires that all revenue bills receive a three-fifths affirmative vote in the U.S. House.
• B) gave the white South greater power in national affairs than the size of its free population warranted.
• C) explicitly declared that slaves were not fully human and were therefore undeserving of legal rights.
• D) made it easier to amend the Constitution than it had been to amend the Articles of Confederation.