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A reasonable guess is that because slavery was already controversial, the portions of the constitution dealing with slaves and the slave trade used the euphemistic terms "other persons" (Article I, Section 2, Clause 3) or "such persons" (Article I, Section 9). Article 4, Section 2, Clause 3 also make oblique reference to slavery by requiring:
No Person held to Service or Labour in one State, under the Laws thereof, escaping into another, shall, in Consequence of any Law or Regulation therein, be discharged from such Service or Labour, but shall be delivered up on Claim of the Party to whom such Service or Labour may be due.
"held to Service or Labour" was a reference to slavery, although it could also have been used to enforce indentured servitude.
James Madison supposed inserted these semantic changes to avoid directly stating that people could be property. The anti-slavery representatives were mollified by not formally accepting that people could be property. Pro-slavery were mollified by the indirect acceptance of slavery.
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Does the word republic appear in the constitution?
No.
What word does not appear in the constitution?
The fault everyone makes is that they think America is a democracy, when it is in fact a republic hence the word democracy does not appear in the constitution
Where in the Constitution does the word federalism appear?
The word Federalism does not appear even once in the Constitution. At the time, the founding fathers essentially created a unique type of government and so it is not mentioned anywhere in the Constitution.
What is the first instance of the word slave or slavery in the constitution?
13th ammendment
Is the word slavery ever mentioned in the constitution?
no, they said words that refer to the word slave but never just "slave"
How did the Constitution attempt to regulate slavery and what did it fail to do?
The Constitution's framers were uncomfortable with the practice of slavery. The word slavery or slaves doe not appear anywhere in the Constitution.
Why did south pennslyvania want slavery?
In South Carolina, a quarter of the slaves achieved freedom. ... The word "slave" does not appear in the Constitution. ... The framers of the Constitution believed that concessions on slavery were the price for the support of southern delegates for a ... In June 1787, the Pennsylvania Society for the Abolition of Slavery.
In the Constitution of 1787 - the unamended document - how many times do the words slave and slavery appear?
never...slavery 1st appeared in the constitution in the 13th amendment
Does the word republic appear in the constitution?
No.
Does the word corporation appear in the constitution?
No.
Does the word VETO appear in the Constitution?
No.
Does the word democratic appear in the constitution?
NOWHERE
What word does not appear in the constitution?
The fault everyone makes is that they think America is a democracy, when it is in fact a republic hence the word democracy does not appear in the constitution
Where in the Constitution does the word federalism appear?
The word Federalism does not appear even once in the Constitution. At the time, the founding fathers essentially created a unique type of government and so it is not mentioned anywhere in the Constitution.
How many times does God appear in the constitution?
The word itself does not appear in the constitution either as it was originally written or as it has been amended.
What is the first instance of the word slave or slavery in the constitution?
13th ammendment
What was Edmund Randolph's view on slavery?
. He argued against importation of slaves and motion the word 'slavery' be withheld from the constitution
