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15 Cards in this Set
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What is article IV section 1 of the constitution?
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Full Faith and Credit
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What is full faith and credit?
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States must recognize other states laws (ex. if you get married in Texas, Oklahoma must recognize the marriage)
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What is article IV section 2 of the constitution?
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Citizen rights are the same in all states (ex. if you commit a crime in one state and go to another state, they must send you back to face justice)
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What is article IV section 3 of the constitution?
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Only congress can admit new states, dispose of property, and is the state legislature for all protectorates
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What is article IV section 4 of the constitution?
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States are guaranteed a republic form of government
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What is the purpose of article V of the constitution?
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To propose new amendments to the constitution
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What must congress do to propose an amendment?
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Must have 2/3 votes of the Senate and 2/3 votes of the house to propose an amendment
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What do the states have to do to propose an an amendment?
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Must have 2/3 of the state legislatures apply to form a constitutional convention
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What must congress do to ratify an amendment?
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Must have 3/4 fo the state legislatures or 3/4 approval of the state conventions
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What is article VI section 1 of the constitution?
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Debts before the constitution are valid after the constitution
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What is article VI section 2 of the constitution?
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The Supremecy Clause, means US constitution and US statutory laws and treaties are supreme to all states and local government.
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What is article VI secftion 3 of the constitution?
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All goverment employees (national, state, & local) must take an oath to support the constitution and no religious test can be required.
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What is article VII of the constitution?
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established method to ratify original 7 articles
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What was needed to ratify the original 7 articles?
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9 or 13 states must ratify (approve) them
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When was the beginning of the US and George Washington inaugurated?
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April 30, 1789
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