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  2. Article Four of the United States Constitution - Wikipedia

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    In 1864, during the Civil War, an effort to repeal this clause of the Constitution failed. The vote in the House was 69 for repeal and 38 against, which was short of the two-to-one vote required to amend the Constitution. [5] This clause was rendered mostly moot when the Thirteenth Amendment abolished involuntary servitude.

  3. 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 ...

  4. Article Six of the United States Constitution - Wikipedia

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    Article Six of the United States Constitution establishes the laws and treaties of the United States made in accordance with it as the supreme law of the land, forbids a religious test as a requirement for holding a governmental position, and holds the United States under the Constitution responsible for debts incurred by the United States under the Articles of Confederation.

  5. Article One of the United States Constitution - Wikipedia

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    Although this clause provides that the annual meeting was to be on the first Monday in December, the government established by the 1787 Constitution did not begin operations until March 4, 1789. As the 1st Congress held its initial meeting on March 4, that became the date on which new representatives and senators took office in subsequent years ...

  6. Guarantee Clause - Wikipedia

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    Borden (1849) and Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph Co. v. Oregon (1912), the Supreme Court held that the enforcement of the Guarantee Clause is a nonjusticiable political question, to be decided by Congress or the President instead of the courts. [4] At the time of Luther, Rhode Island was the last state that did not adopt a constitution.

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  8. Ballot access - Wikipedia

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    [5] [6] [7] As election processes are decentralized by Article I, Section 4, of the United States Constitution, ballot access laws are established and enforced by the states. [8] As a result, ballot access processes may vary from one state to another.

  9. Constitution of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Overall, the report of the committee conformed to the resolutions adopted by the convention, adding some elements. A twenty-three article (plus preamble) constitution was presented. [47] From August 6 to September 10, the report of the committee of detail was discussed, section by section and clause by clause.