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How did the three-fifths compromises settle the issue of the counting slaves for direct federal taxes and for the representatives in congress?
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What are the 3 compromises of the great compromise?
3/5 ratio for counting slaves, representation in the legislature, and the method of electing a president.
In debates leading up the the Three-fifths Compromise southern states argued that?
Slaves should be counted when counting a state’s population to determine representation in congress
What compromises did the framers make at the constitutional convention?
The Great Compromise, also known as the Connecticut Plan, was a compromise between the plan for representation that would benefit the smaller states (The New Jersey Plan which wanted an equal number of representatives for each state) and the plan that would benefit the larger states (The Virginia Plan which wanted representation based on population) It created our bicameral legislature with the House of Representatives having representation based on population and the senate having an equal representation of two senators for each state. There was also the three-fifths compromise over how much a slave counted when counting population.
What were some major issues of debate while the constitution was being developed?
One issue that was very important to the constitutional delegates involved how strong the Federal government should be. Another crucial issue was how to determine the number of representatives each state would have in the Legislature.
The first act of the new Congress which convened on March 4 1789 was to count the that were cast in the presidential election?
counting the electoral votes that were cast in the presidential election
What are the 3 compromises of the great compromise?
3/5 ratio for counting slaves, representation in the legislature, and the method of electing a president.
One of the compromises made between northern southern state during the constitutional convention of 1787 concerned?
counting slaves in the population
How many representtives are there in congrss?
United States House of Representatives has 435 members. United States Senate has 100 members. So, in all of Congress there are 535 members (not counting the Vice President).
In debates leading up the the Three-fifths Compromise southern states argued that?
Slaves should be counted when counting a state’s population to determine representation in congress
How many are in each House of Representatives?
The are 100 Senators in the Senate, and 435 Congressmen in the House of Representatives (not counting the six delegates with non-voting seats).
How many representatives are the house representatives?
435 "representatives" that is, members of the House of representives plus a few non-voting ones like for DC. Then there are 100 Senators who "represent"; but are not called representatives. Was that a trick question?
What compromises did the framers make at the constitutional convention?
The Great Compromise, also known as the Connecticut Plan, was a compromise between the plan for representation that would benefit the smaller states (The New Jersey Plan which wanted an equal number of representatives for each state) and the plan that would benefit the larger states (The Virginia Plan which wanted representation based on population) It created our bicameral legislature with the House of Representatives having representation based on population and the senate having an equal representation of two senators for each state. There was also the three-fifths compromise over how much a slave counted when counting population.
What was the debate between north south over counting slave population?
The three-fifths clause provided for counting three-fifths of all slaves for purposes of representation in Congress.
What were some major issues of debate while the constitution was being developed?
One issue that was very important to the constitutional delegates involved how strong the Federal government should be. Another crucial issue was how to determine the number of representatives each state would have in the Legislature.
What was the first act of new Congress which convened on March 41789?
counting the electoral votes that were cast in the presidential election
What fraction represented enslaved persons in congress?
When counting people to determine representation, a slave was counted as three fifths of a person.
What was the first act of the new congress which convenes on march 4 1789?
Counting the electoral votes that were cast in the presidential election
