The three-fifths rule concerned the issue of ________.
A) whether or not to count slaves as part of the population
B) the number of branches in the national government
C) checks and balances
D) presidential power
E) the number of votes required in the House to pass legislation

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The three-fifths rule determined that slaves would be counted as three-fifths of a person for the purposes of determining a state's representation in Congress. This was a compromise made during the Constitutional Convention between delegates from slave-holding states and those who opposed slavery.

The Three-Fifths Rule Concerned the Issue of ________