The three-fifths clause concerns
a. individuals taxes based on three-fifths of their property value.
b. additional representation to states by counting three-fifths of all slaves.
c. the Electoral College, which must elect a President with a three-fifths majority.
d. an override of the Presidential veto, which must have three-fifths of the votes in Congress.
e. the definition of 'Majority Rule' as a three-fifths vote.
Ans: b. additional representation to states by counting three-fifths of all slaves.
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