The three fifths compromise was an agreement on how to count slaves for the purposes of taxation and Congressional representation. A slave would count as 3/5 of a person.
Although proceedings were delayed due to the bombing of Iraq, on the passage of H. Res. 611, Clinton was impeached by the House of Representatives on December 19, 1998, on grounds of perjury to a grand jury (first article, 228–206) and obstruction of justice (third article, 221–212).
Charges: Perjury (2), obstruction of justice, abuse of power
Accused: Bill Clinton, President of the United States
Outcome: Acquitted by the U.S. Senate, remained in office
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Congress
Article 1 of the Congress is huge (just did a project), detailed explanation of the house and senate.
The two actions by the Federal Government that were attempts to preserve the Union in the face of a bitter quarrel over slavery are Missouri Compromise and Compromise of 1850. Option B is correct.
The Missouri Compromise constituted the legislation that admitted Maine to the United States as a free state along with Missouri as a slave state, thus maintaining the balance of power between North and South in the United States Senate.
The Compromise of 1850 consists of five laws passed in September of 1850 that addressed the issue of slavery.
