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HOW JUST IS THE CONSTITUTION

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What does the Constitution say about slavery? Read the excerpt below and explain how did the Framers protect slavery in the Constitution? Your response must include a CLAIM, EVIDENCE, and REASONING.

Excerpts from the Constitution: The Issue of Slavery

Answer 1

With the passage of the 13th Amendment—which states that “neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction”—the central contradiction at the heart of the Founding was resolved.

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