The Three-Fifths Compromise

question 95

Multiple Choice

The Three-fifths Compromise:

• A) determined that three out of every five slaves would be counted for purposes of representation and taxation
• B) determined the ratio between free states and slave states
• C) created a bicameral legislature
• D) declared that the states would pay three-fifths of the Revolutionary War debt and the federal government would pay the rest
• E) determined that all American citizens would pay three-fifths of their income to the federal government in taxes every year

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Definitions:

Notwithstanding Clause

A provision in some constitutions, such as Canada's, that allows Parliament or provincial legislatures to override certain sections of the constitution for a temporary period.

Cruel or Unusual Punishment

Punishment that is considered unacceptable due to the suffering, pain, or humiliation it inflicts on the person being punished.

Cruel and Unusual Punishment

A type of punishment prohibited by the constitution that is deemed not fitting to the nature of the offense or that degrades human dignity.

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