Multiple choice

What was one effect of the Three-fifths Compromise?

  1. Presidential appointments were assumed easy confirmation

  2. Slave states gained additional congressional representation

  3. A two-house legislature was created

  4. the number of justices on the Supreme Court was established

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B Correct answer
Explanation

By counting three-fifths of the enslaved population for representation, Southern states were able to increase their number of seats in the House of Representatives, thereby increasing their political influence.