SOCIAL STUDIES - Tiffany, Monday, September 17, 2007 at 4:31pm

According to Article 1 Section 2 of the constitution, how were slaves to be counted when determining the number of congressional districts per state

A slave counted as 3/5 of a person.

Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole Number of free Persons, including those bound to Service for a Term of Years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three fifths of all other Persons.

To find the answer to your question, you need to refer to Article 1, Section 2 of the United States Constitution. Here's how you can do it:

1. Open a web browser and go to a reliable source for the Constitution, such as the official website of the U.S. National Archives, or a trusted online database of legal documents.

2. Use the search function of the website to search for the United States Constitution.

3. Look for Article 1, Section 2 of the Constitution. This section is usually titled "The House of Representatives."

4. Once you have located Section 2, read through the text to find the relevant information about how slaves were to be counted for determining congressional districts per state.

5. Pay attention to any specific clauses, sentences, or paragraphs that address the issue of slaves and their counting. In this case, you are specifically looking for information regarding the counting of slaves for representation purposes.

By following these steps, you will be able to find the answer to your question directly from the original source - the United States Constitution itself.