17. Why did the Constitutional Convention adopt the Three-Fifths Compromise? 17 point) Oto ensure Native American lands were protected
Oto provide for equal representation in Congress
O to settle a debate over slavery and representation
O to make sure that most citizens could vote in elections

Which of the following did the founding fathers see as a benefit of the federal structure (federalism) of government? a.) all power is concentrated in the national government. b.) the power is divided between national and state governments. c.) all the power is concentrated in the state and local governments. d.) the power is divided between the people and the government

Which sentences describes a cycle of dependency? a. aid harms the local economy creating the need for more aid. b. aid improves infrastructure and creates more wealth and more good infrastructure. c. aid programs become more reliable over time so people can depend on them. d. no answer is correct

Voters commonly condemn politicians for being insincere, but politicians often must disguise their true feelings when they make public statements. if they expressed their honest views—about, say, their party's policies—then achieving politically necessary compromises would be much more difficult. clearly, the very insincerity that people decry shows that our government is functioning well. which of the following, if true, most seriously undermines this reasoning? (a) achieving political compromises is not all that is necessary for the proper functioning of a government. (b) some political compromises are not in the best long-term interest of the government. (c) voters often judge politicians by criteria other than the sincerity with which they express their views. (d) a political party's policies could turn out to be detrimental to the functioning of a government. (e) some of the public statements made by politicians about their party's policies could in fact be sincere.