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The three-fifths clause of the Constitution partially counted slaves to determine seats in Congress. Since these slaves could not vote, the clause overrepresented the votes of southern slave owners and led to the creation of the [[Virginia dynasty]].<ref>{{Citation|author=[[Domenico Losurdo]]|year=2011|title=Liberalism: A Counter-History|chapter=Were Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century England and America Liberal?|page=96|publisher=Verso|isbn=9781844676934|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=5BB3406BC2E64972831A1C00D5D4BFE4|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacebhsj2yxuoudkhkjp6lzgr5jvgyhu76zxe4gw3d65gpg32a6nded4?filename=Domenico%20Losurdo%2C%20Gregory%20Elliott%20-%20Liberalism_%20A%20Counter-History-Verso%20%282011%29.pdf}}</ref> | The three-fifths clause of the Constitution partially counted slaves to determine seats in Congress. Since these slaves could not vote, the clause overrepresented the votes of southern slave owners and led to the creation of the [[Virginia dynasty]].<ref>{{Citation|author=[[Domenico Losurdo]]|year=2011|title=Liberalism: A Counter-History|chapter=Were Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century England and America Liberal?|page=96|publisher=Verso|isbn=9781844676934|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=5BB3406BC2E64972831A1C00D5D4BFE4|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacebhsj2yxuoudkhkjp6lzgr5jvgyhu76zxe4gw3d65gpg32a6nded4?filename=Domenico%20Losurdo%2C%20Gregory%20Elliott%20-%20Liberalism_%20A%20Counter-History-Verso%20%282011%29.pdf}}</ref> | ||
Out of over 11,000 attempts to amend the Constitution, only 27 have succeeded. Amendments need a two-thirds vote from both houses of [[United States Congress|Congress]] and approval from three-quarters of the states.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Chad Pearson|newspaper=[[MR Online]]|title=Sober Up Liberals: The U.S. Constitution Sucks|date=2023-07-12|url=https://mronline.org/2023/07/12/sober-up-liberals-the-u-s-constitution-sucks/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230712132453/https://mronline.org/2023/07/12/sober-up-liberals-the-u-s-constitution-sucks/|archive-date=2023-07-12}}</ref> | |||
== See also == | |||
* [[United States Declaration of Independence]] | |||
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| Authors | Thomas Jefferson, James Madison |
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| Publication | 1789 |
| Preceded by | Articles of Confederation |
The current Constitution of the United States was adopted on March 4, 1789, replacing the Articles of Confederation. It increased the centralized power of the state and created a national army to fight against indigenous nations, slave rebellions, and the working class. The Constitution legalized slavery and required runaway slaves to be returned to their owners.[1] Both writers of the Constitution, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, owned slaves.[2]
The three-fifths clause of the Constitution partially counted slaves to determine seats in Congress. Since these slaves could not vote, the clause overrepresented the votes of southern slave owners and led to the creation of the Virginia dynasty.[3]
Out of over 11,000 attempts to amend the Constitution, only 27 have succeeded. Amendments need a two-thirds vote from both houses of Congress and approval from three-quarters of the states.[4]
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- ↑ Crystal Kim (2022-10-19). "Of, by, and for the elite: The class character of the U.S. Constitution" Liberation School. Archived from the original on 2022-11-01. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
- ↑ Domenico Losurdo (2011). Liberalism: A Counter-History: 'What Is Liberalism?' (p. 12). [PDF] Verso. ISBN 9781844676934 [LG]
- ↑ Domenico Losurdo (2011). Liberalism: A Counter-History: 'Were Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century England and America Liberal?' (p. 96). [PDF] Verso. ISBN 9781844676934 [LG]
- ↑ Chad Pearson (2023-07-12). "Sober Up Liberals: The U.S. Constitution Sucks" MR Online. Archived from the original on 2023-07-12.