1. are the group of laws that refer to disputes between people a: statutory laws b: criminal law c: common law d: civil laws. 2. is what all laws in the united states must follow in principle. a: the constitution b: a fair trial. c: a precedent d: an appeal.

Why would southern delegates to the constitutional convention have opposed the three-fifths compromise? a) they feared that the president would eventually become "king" in the united states. b) they believed it would be insufficient in protecting the united states from invasion. c) they opposed the creation of a congress that would give states an equal number of senators. d) they wanted their full population of slaves to be counted for purposed of congressional representation.