U. s. constitution article i, section 2, clause 3 (excerpt) "representatives and direct taxes shall be apportioned among the several states which may be included within this union, according to their respective numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole number of free persons, including those bound to service for a term of years, and excluding indians not taxed, three fifths of all other persons." which statement most accurately explains the significance of the passage? a) the framers of the constitution determined who could be free. b) the u. s. government cannot force american indians to pay taxes. c) for the first time, direct taxes were levied on citizens by the government. d) after many debates, a compromise was reached on the issues of taxation and slavery.