Three Fifths Clause, Census, Apportionment, House of Representatives - Part 2 (The Constitution Article 1, Section 2)

03/04/2022 49 min Temporada 3 Episodio 60

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Episode Synopsis

Learn the minimum qualifications to serve in the House of Representatives. Discover how Representatives are apportioned among the States, and the establishment of the census. Explore the infamous Three Fifths Compromise/Clause (3/5 clause) in which the enslaved were considered 3/5's a person for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives - review the intense debate behind its creation and whether it was really necessary to establish the Constitution. 
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