The three-fifths clause of the Constitution stated that
(A) All constitutional amendments had to be approved by three-fifths of the states
(B) All new laws had to be approved by three-fifths majority vote in Congress
(C) Each slave counted as three-fifths of a free person for census purposes
(D) Each Native American counted as three-fifths of a white person for census purposes
Answer: (C) Each slave counted as three-fifths of a free person for census purposes
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