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4 lis 2019 · Article IV of the U.S. Constitution is a relatively uncontroversial section that establishes the relationship between states and their disparate laws. It also details the mechanism by which new states are permitted to enter the nation and the federal government's obligation to maintain law and order in the event of an "invasion" or other ...
Article IV Explained. Section 1. Full Faith and Credit shall be given in each State to the public Acts, Records, and judicial Proceedings of every other State. And the Congress may by general Laws prescribe the Manner in which such Acts, Records and Proceedings shall be proved, and the Effect thereof. Section 2.
The Privileges and Immunities Clause (U.S. Constitution, Article IV, Section 2, Clause 1, also known as the Comity Clause) prevents a state from treating citizens of other states in a discriminatory manner. Additionally, a right of interstate travel is associated with the clause.
Article Four of the United States Constitution outlines the relationship between the various states, as well as the relationship between each state and the United States federal government. It also empowers Congress to admit new states and administer the territories and other federal lands.
12 lut 2019 · The Privileges and Immunities Clause of Article IV provides that “the Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States.” According to Alexander Hamilton in The Federalist No. 80, this was “the basis of the Union.”
The key purpose of the Privileges and Immunities Clause “was to help fuse into one Nation a collection of independent sovereign States.” 3 Footnote Toomer v. Witsell, 334 U.S. 385, 395 (1948) . While the Privileges and Immunities Clause was “intended to create a national economic union,” the Court “has never held that [the Clause ...
Article IV of the U.S. Constitution is sometimes called the “States’ Relations Article.” ALDF_00001751 It contains several provisions concerning the federalist structure of government established by the Constitution, which divides sovereignty between the states and the National Government.
