The Three-Fifths Compromise Did All of the Following Except

question 35

Multiple Choice

The Three-Fifths Compromise did all of the following except

• A) illustrate the power of the southern states at the convention.
• B) partially apportion the House of Representatives and the electoral college on the basis of property.
• C) give African Americans representation that was equal to what free whites received.
• D) give more voting power to southern slave owners.
• E) fail to address the slave trade directly.

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Definitions:

Past Consideration

A benefit already provided or an action already performed, which cannot legally constitute consideration for a current contract.

Consideration

A value that is exchanged between parties in a contract, making the agreement legally binding.

Promissory Estoppel

A legal principle that prevents a party from withdrawing a promise made to another party, if the latter has reasonably relied on that promise to their detriment.

Hamer v. Sidway

A landmark case in contract law regarding forbearance as consideration, where a promise not to do something can be as legally binding as a promise to do something.