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US Constitution the words slave or slavery do not appear in the constitution yet they are certainly referred to it. there are 3 clear references and several other less direct. What are they?
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1. The 3/5 clause which says that an enslaved person will only count as 3/5 of a person in the census.
2. ban on middle passage slave trade.
3. fugitive slave clause which says any slave who runs away automatically has to be returned to its owner
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The Constitution is called "a bundle of compromises".
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The main parts of the Illinois constitution are referred to as articles. The current version of the state's constitution was adopted in 1970.
Who is referred as the father of the Constitution?
James Madison is the father of the Constitution because of the important role he played in drafting and ratifying it.
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The opening statement of the U.S. Constitution is called the preamble. It lays out who is forming the new government and why.
Madison was called this nickname by his friends?
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the framers of the constitution
What is the document referred to as a bundle of compromises written in 1787?
The Constitution is called "a bundle of compromises".
Was the constitution written by the founders?
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Who were federalist?
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What are the main parts of the Illinois Constitution called?
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How are slaves and slavery referred to in the Constitution?
A slave was 3/4 of a person in the constitution when population was counted for the house.
What do you call change made to your national constitution?
An amendment. For example, the first Amendment to the Constitution covers Freedom of Speech.
The writer of the constitution are often referred to as the founding?
fathers
Writers of the constitution are often referred?
caka and pp
Who is commonly referred to as the 'father of the constitution?
James Madison
Who is commonly referred to as the Father of the Constitution?
James Madison
How many amendment's are there to the constitution?
27 amendments.
