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Article Four of the United States Constitution

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.

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Section 3: New states and federal property

The original 13LegislatureVirginiaNorth CarolinaKentucky
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Section 4: Obligations of the United States

Republican principlesConsent of the governedSymmetric federalismArticle SevenArticles of Confederation
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Section 2: Rights of state citizens; rights of extradition

Corfield v. CoryellWrit of habeas corpusIndictmentExtraditionTreason
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Section 1: Full faith and credit

U.S.Pet.United States Supreme CourtState courtsChief Justice
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Section 1: Full faith and credit

Section 2: Rights of state citizens; rights of extradition

Section 3: New states and federal property

Section 4: Obligations of the United States

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Article Four of the United States Constitution

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the consent of the governedinstance ofThe Guarantee Clause mandates that all U.S. states must be grounded in republican principles0.80text

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