Because every day Americans vote on representatives who in turn vote on legislation, rather than Americans voting on issues directly, our system of government is known as a _____________.
republic
nation
constitutional monarchy
democracy
The 3/5ths Compromise catered to ___________ by allowing slaves to count as 3/5ths of a person when drawing up Congressional apportionment in the legislature.
slave-holding states
mercantile states
industrial states
Northern states
I feel like both the answers are A XD
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/republic
I suspect they mean it benefited slave holding states because the realistic alternative was not to count slaves at all. Remember they were not allowed to vote.
For the first question, the correct answer is "republic." The reason our system of government is referred to as a republic is because citizens elect representatives who make decisions on their behalf, rather than directly voting on issues themselves.
To determine the answer to the second question, it helps to have a basic understanding of U.S. history. The 3/5ths Compromise was a compromise made during the Constitutional Convention in 1787 regarding the counting of enslaved individuals for the purpose of determining representation in Congress. The compromise stated that slaves would be counted as three-fifths (3/5ths) of a person when determining the population for congressional representation.
Given this historical context, the correct answer is indeed "slave-holding states." The 3/5ths Compromise catered to the interests of slave-holding states by allowing them to count a portion of their enslaved population towards their representation in Congress. The compromise was a result of the contentious debate between the Northern states (non-slave-holding) and the Southern states (slave-holding) during the Constitutional Convention.