Three Fifths Compromise and The Living Constitution Review

Why did the southern states want to count their slaves as part of their state's population?

• 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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

What do state governments have control over?

• jobs that are not specifically assigned to the federal government

• control of all the government decisions

• jobs that have to do with the citizens of the country

• Control of the people's freedom

Which of these are things the STATE government would have control over?

• declaring war

• signing a treaty

• education

• settling a dispute between two states

What is the legislative branch responsible for?

• proposing and passing laws

• making sure the law is carried out

• interpreting the laws

• making proposals for laws so that the president can approve them