Which Statement Is Not an Element of the Compromise Proposed

question 82

Multiple Choice

Which statement is not an element of the compromise proposed by John Crittenden?

• A) There should be a constitutional amendment to prohibit federal interference with southern slavery.
• B) Owners should be compensated for their runaway slaves.
• C) Personal liberty laws should be repealed.
• D) None of these choices
• E) All of these choices

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Definitions:

Popular Sovereignty

The principle that the authority of a state and its government is created and sustained by the consent of its people, through elected representatives.

Constitutional Amendment

A formal change or addition to a constitution, often requiring a specific process of proposal and ratification by the government or the people.

Nationwide Election

An election process that occurs across an entire country to select national leaders or to decide on national policies.

Wilmot Proviso

An unsuccessful proposal in 1846 to prohibit slavery in the territory acquired by the United States at the end of the Mexican-American War.