Why did the southern states want to count their slaves as part of their state's population?
Three Fifths Compromise and The Living Constitution Review

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
It would give the southern state more representatives in Congress
It would give the southern states less representatives in Congress
It would give the southern states more money in taxes
It would give the southern states more treaties with other states
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did the northern states want to count the slaves for?
for taxes but not population
for population not taxes
voting not citizenship
population but not voting
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did the three-fifths compromise decide?
The three-fifths compromise decided that only three-fifths of the slave population would count towards representation in Congress.
The three-fifths compromise decided that the slaves would only count for taxation not for representation
The three-fifths compromise decided that the slaves would not count for anything
The three-fifths compromise decided that three-fifths of the slaves would count for taxation and representation.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was decided in the Commerce Compromise?
allowed the importation of slaves until 1807
allowed slavery to continue forever
allowed the slave trade to continue until 1907
allowed the slaves to buy their freedom when they arrived in America
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The delegates wanted to create stronger national government in the Constitution. What did they hope to protect under this new Constitution?
Popular sovereignty
limited government
authority of the government
popular voted
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following describes popular sovereignty?
the idea that political power belongs in the hands of the people
document created to protect the rights of citizens
sharing the powers between central and state governments
the idea that political power does not belong in the hands of the people
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is federalism?
sharing of power between the central and state governments
the idea that the power should stay in the hands of the people
the branch of government that make the laws
a document declaring freedom of speech
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