Which of the following correctly describes the Three-Fifths Compromise?

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A portion of the slave population was counted for legislative representation.

A federal law enforcing the return of fugitive slaves was passed.

The census bureau was established to help apportion representation.

The election of senators was delegated to state legislatures.

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The correct description of the Three-Fifths Compromise is:

A portion of the slave population was counted for legislative representation.

This compromise counted each enslaved person as three-fifths of a person for purposes of apportioning representatives in Congress.