Debts Clause

GPTKB entity

Statements (13)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:constitutional_law
gptkbp:adoptedBy 1787
gptkbp:appliesTo debts incurred under the Articles of Confederation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Debts Clause
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Article_VI
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:purpose to ensure continuity of financial obligations
gptkbp:reaffirms Supreme Court decisions
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Article_VI
gptkb:Supremacy_Clause
gptkbp:text All Debts contracted and Engagements entered into, before the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be as valid against the United States under this Constitution, as under the Confederation.
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:U.S._Constitution_Article_VI
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7