The Constitution's Specific Provision About Slavery

question 76

Multiple Choice

The Constitution's specific provision about slavery

• A) provided for gradual emancipation.
• B) provided for counting slaves equally for apportioning taxes among the states.
• C) provided that Congress could not ban slave importation before 1807.
• D) Options A, B, and C are true.
• E) None of the above is true.

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Definitions:

Deposits

Funds placed into an account at a banking institution for safekeeping and possible interest accrual.

Reserves

Reserves refer to funds or other assets that banks or financial institutions hold to meet unexpected demands or regulatory requirements.

Required Reserve Ratio

A regulation set by central banks determining the minimum amount of reserves that banks must hold against deposits, affecting money supply.

Excess Reserves

The reserves that banks hold over and above the legal requirement; these are not loaned out and do not earn interest for the bank.