Naturalization and Bankruptcy Clause

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The Naturalization and Bankruptcy Clause is a provision of the U.S. Constitution that grants Congress the power to establish uniform rules for becoming a citizen and for handling bankruptcies throughout the United States.

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Naturalization and Bankruptcy Clause canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional clause ⓘ
provision of the United States Constitution ⓘ
affectsDomain citizenship acquisition ⓘ
insolvency and debt relief ⓘ
aimsToEnsure uniformity of bankruptcy laws ⓘ
uniformity of naturalization rules ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction United States ⓘ
basisForLegislation Immigration and Nationality Act ⓘ
federal bankruptcy code ⓘ
branchEmpowered legislative branch of the United States government ⓘ
citationForm U.S. Const. art. I, § 8, cl. 4 ⓘ
confersAuthorityOver federal bankruptcy law ⓘ
federal naturalization law ⓘ
constitutionalCategory Article I, Section 8 power ⓘ
enumerated power ⓘ
constitutionalFunction allocation of powers between federal government and the states ⓘ
governs federal framework for handling bankruptcy cases ⓘ
rules for becoming a U.S. citizen through naturalization ⓘ
grantsExclusivePower Congress over naturalization ⓘ
grantsPowerTo United States Congress ⓘ
grantsPrimaryPower Congress over bankruptcy ⓘ
hasLegalEffect authorizes Congress to enact nationwide bankruptcy laws ⓘ
authorizes Congress to preempt state laws on naturalization ⓘ
hasPurpose to prevent states from having conflicting bankruptcy laws ⓘ
to prevent states from having conflicting naturalization rules ⓘ
hasTextFragment To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization, and uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United States ⓘ
historicalContext included in the original text of the Constitution ratified in 1788 ⓘ
interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
languageFeature uses the term "uniform" to describe required consistency of laws ⓘ
legalSystem United States federal law ⓘ
locatedInText Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 of the United States Constitution ⓘ
partOf Article I of the United States Constitution ⓘ
Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution ⓘ
relatedConcept bankruptcy law in the United States ⓘ
citizenship law in the United States ⓘ
enumerated powers of Congress ⓘ
federalism in the United States ⓘ
relatesToPower power to establish a uniform rule of naturalization ⓘ
power to establish uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcies throughout the United States ⓘ
sourceDocument United States Constitution ⓘ
subjectMatter bankruptcy ⓘ
naturalization ⓘ
usedByInstitution United States Congress ⓘ

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Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution → contains → Naturalization and Bankruptcy Clause ⓘ
United States Constitution Article I Section 8 Clause 4 → alsoKnownAs → Naturalization and Bankruptcy Clause ⓘ