The three-fifths clause stipulated that
a. three-fifths of the states would need to ratify the Bill of Rights.
b. a person must receive three-fifths of the popular vote in order to become president.
c. a three-fifths majority was needed to override a presidential veto.
d. slaves would be allowed three-fifths of a vote in elections.
e. slaves would count as three-fifths of a person for the purposes of determining a state’s representation in Congress.
ANS: E
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