Three-fifths Clause Claim Anspruch auf den Drei-Fünftel-Klausel Three-fifths Clause Claim Reclamo de la Cláusula de Tres Quintos Reclamo de la Cláusula de Tres Quintos Réclamation de la clause des trois cinquièmes תביעת סעיף שלוש-חמישים तीन-पांचवां धारा दावा 三分の五条項クレーム Reivindicação da Cláusula dos Três Quintos 三分之五条款索赔 A Three-fifths Clause claim is a legal assertion tied to Article I, Section 2, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution, historically known as the Three-fifths Clause. This clause counted enslaved individuals as three-fifths of a person for purposes of representation and taxation, but it was effectively rendered obsolete by the Thirteenth Amendment, which abolished slavery.