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

1 answer

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.