Answer:
Delegates at the Constitutional Convention agreed to a system of federalism, which:
A. counted three-fifths of enslaved people in a state's population.
B. forbade Americans from bringing new enslaved people into the country. C. shared power between the government and the states.
D. gave states a certain number of electors to vote for the president.
Step-by-step explanation:
- Choice A is not the best choice. This is also known as the 3/5ths compromise where 3 out of 5 slaves were counted in the state's overall population. This was decided at the constitutional convention and contributed to the census (which determined federalism but does not define what it is).
- Choice B is incorrect as the 13 states or colonies primarily enslaved people via the Atlantic Slave Trade.
- Choice C is correct because federalism (shared power between the government and the states), was established after a method of population count was confirmed.
- Choice D is incorrect because of the methods described in choices A and C.