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  2. Article Four of the United States Constitution - Wikipedia

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    The Guarantee Clause mandates that the United States guarantee that all states have a "republican form of government," though it does not define this term. Article Four also requires the United States to protect each state from invasion, and, at the request of a state, from "domestic violence."

  3. Guarantee Clause - Wikipedia

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    The Guarantee Clause, also known as the Republican Form of Government Clause, is in Article IV, Section 4 of the United States Constitution.It requires the United States to guarantee every state a republican form of government and provide protection from foreign invasion and domestic violence.

  4. List of clauses of the United States Constitution - Wikipedia

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    The United States Constitution and its amendments comprise hundreds of clauses which outline the functioning of the United States Federal Government, the political relationship between the states and the national government, and affect how the United States federal court system interprets the law. When a particular clause becomes an important ...

  5. Privileges and Immunities Clause - Wikipedia

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    In the federal circuit court case of Corfield v.Coryell, [1] Justice Bushrod Washington wrote in 1823 that the protections provided by the clause are confined to privileges and immunities which are, "in their nature, fundamental; which belong, of right, to the citizens of all free governments; and which have, at all times, been enjoyed by the citizens of the several states which compose this ...

  6. Constitution of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Reading of the United States Constitution of 1787. The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States. [3] It superseded the Articles of Confederation, the nation's first constitution, on March 4, 1789. Originally including seven articles, the Constitution delineates the frame of the federal government.

  7. Luther v. Borden - Wikipedia

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    Luther v. Borden, 48 U.S. (7 How.) 1 (1849), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States established the political question doctrine in controversies arising under the Guarantee Clause of Article Four of the United States Constitution (Art.

  8. Category : Article Four of the United States Constitution

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    United States Constitution Article Four case law (5 C, 4 P) Pages in category "Article Four of the United States Constitution" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.

  9. Separation of powers under the United States Constitution

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    The president is the civilian Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States. They have the authority to command them to take appropriate military action in the event of a sudden crisis. [4] However, only the Congress is explicitly granted the power to declare war per se, as well as to raise, fund and maintain the armed forces.