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The Ratification Debate

Question 4 • RMA FL-2100310-United States History Semester 1

Which statement best explains the Three-Fifths Compromise?

Answer
A
When the Constitution was ratified by three-fifths of the states, it would become temporary law for those states.
B
For the purposes of determining the population of a state, three out of every five enslaved people would be counted.
C
Members of the House of Representatives would represent three-fifths of the population of the state.
D
Three-fifths of the proposed rights would be added to a bill of rights.
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