Question

The main purpose of the Th ree-Fifths Compromise was to

(A) establish the number of votes needed to approve legislation

(B) appropriate congressional seats

(C) formalize a number of state votes needed to ratify the Constitution

(D) develop a method to amend the Constitution

(E) create a system to override a presidential veto

Answer 1

The main purpose of the Three-Fifths Compromise was to "(B) appropriate congressional seats," since this determined that slaves in the southern states would count for 3/5 of a white person when it came to determining the states population size regarding representation in Congress.