The 3/5ths clause in the US Constitution  requires 3/5ths of states to approve the Constitution for it to become law You Answered  makes each slave's vote worth 3/5ths the vote of a free man   requires 3/5ths of Senators to pass a bill Correct Answer  makes each slave worth 3/5ths of a person in terms of congressional apportionment

In determining each state's representation in the House of Representatives, this counted three fifths of the slave population toward that representation.Group of answer choicesThe Interstate Commerce ClauseThe Fugitive Slave LawThe 3/5 clauseThe Bill of Rights

The 3/5 clause in the Constitution states thatGroup of answer choicesNone of these are correct.an enslaved person is only counted if the slave was born in the United Statesstates that 60% of the slave population would be added to a states total population for representation in the House of Representativesonly 80% of the slave population would be added to a states total population when considering representation in the HouseNext

According to lecture, the three-fifths clause counted African American slaves as three-fifths of a human being for taxation purposes and voter representation purposes?Group of answer choicesTrueFalse

The 3/5ths compromise suggested that enslaved people were less than human.Group of answer choicesTrueFalse

Under the Constitution, how many states must ratify an amendment before it can become law? A:A. one-halfB:B. two-thirdsC:C. three-quartersD:D. all states