Question

d. a system where all states had equal population

1. the three - fifths compromise dealt with the issue of:

a. western land expansion
b. counting enslaved people for taxation and representation
c. presidential elections
d. trade with britain

1. what did delegates decide about the slave trade at the constitutional convention?

a. it would be abolished immediately
b. it would continue for 20 more years before congress could act
c. it would never be restricted
d. it would only be allowed in the south

1. which principle means that power is divided between national and state governments?

a. checks and balances
b. separation of powers
c. federalism
d. republicanism

Explanation:

1. The Three - Fifths Compromise was about counting enslaved people for the purposes of taxation and representation in the US Constitution.
2. At the Constitutional Convention, delegates decided the slave trade would continue for 20 more years before Congress could act.
3. Federalism is the principle that divides power between national and state governments.

Answer:

1. B. Counting enslaved people for taxation and representation
2. B. It would continue for 20 more years before Congress could act
3. C. Federalism