The Three-Fifths Compromise, which was crafted to address the impasse on slavery,
A) avoided the use of the word "slave," instead referring to "all other persons."
B) did not abolish slavery, but did bring an immediate end to the importation of slaves into this country.
C) illustrated the power of the Northern states at the convention.
D) brought an immediate end to the institution of slavery.
E) enhanced the influence that Northern states would have in a newly created Congress.
A
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Key components of the notion of French exceptionalism include
a. a strong role for the state and extensive ideological polarization. b. a strong role for the state and the idea that the country's values of liberty and secularism have universal value. c. extensive ideological polarization and the idea that citizens should identify as individuals rather than members of a particular ethnic or religious group. d. a strong role for the state and the idea that citizens should identify as individuals rather than members of a particular ethnic or religious group. e. all of these.
When a prosecutor and defense attorney negotiate an agreement whereby an accused person pleads guilty to a lesser crime than originally charged or agrees to a reduced sentence for a crime, a _________ is said to have occurred
a. trial b. judgment c. plea bargain d. commutation e. settlement