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The Constitution: Articles IV-VII (4-7). Article IV (4). Concerns the States All states will honor the laws of other states. If you get married in one state you are considered married in another. Convicted of a crime in one state you are still guilty in another, etc.
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Article IV (4) • Concerns the States • All states will honor the laws of other states. • If you get married in one state you are considered married in another. Convicted of a crime in one state you are still guilty in another, etc. • Citizens in each state are treated equally. • Criminals must be returned if they flee to another state. • New states can be admitted (with some qualifications) • Ensures a republican government for all states. • Ensures the government will protect the states against invasions and insurrections.
Article V (5) • Concerns Amending the Constitution (adding things to the Constitution or changing things). • Proposed by 2/3rds of both houses or by a national convention. • 3/4ths of the states must agree. • Examples (banning alcohol, allowing women to vote, giving slaves freedom).
Article VI • Concerns the United States itself • Government will assume all debts entered into by the U.S. under the Articles of Confederation. • Says the Constitution and all treaties of the U.S. are the supreme law of the country. • Requires all officers of the U.S. to swear an oath of allegiance to the U.S. and the Constitution when taking office.
Article VII (7) • Details the method for ratification of the Constitution (making the Constitution law). • Nine of the thirteen states had to accept it before it could go into effect. • This would lead to problems!