The "Three-Fifths Clause" Dealt with

question 35

Multiple Choice

The "three-fifths clause" dealt with

• A) how revenue would be distributed to the small states.
• B) the counting of slaves for representation in the slave states.
• C) how many representatives had to vote for the Constitution before it could be presented to the people.
• D) how much in taxes small states would pay.
• E) the number of states that had to be represented for the meetings to proceed each day.

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