Article IV, Section 3, U.S. Constitution

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gptkbp:instanceOf section of the United States Constitution
gptkbp:adoptedBy 1789
gptkbp:citation Supreme Court cases on state admission and territorial powers
gptkbp:governs admission of new states to the Union
authority over federal territories
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Article IV, Section 3, U.S. Constitution
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Article_IV,_U.S._Constitution
gptkbp:powers gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:prohibits formation of new states within the jurisdiction of another state without consent
formation of new states by merging states or parts of states without consent
gptkbp:textBegins New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union...
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Texas_v._White_(1869)
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