Oaths Clause
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The Oaths Clause is the provision in Article VI of the U.S. Constitution that requires federal and state officials to swear or affirm support for the Constitution as a condition of holding office.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oaths Clause canonical | 2 |
| Article VI Oaths Clause | 1 |
| Oath or Affirmation Clause | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T436293 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Oaths Clause Context triple: [Article VI of the United States Constitution, citedAs, Oaths Clause]
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A.
Guarantee Clause
The Guarantee Clause is a provision of the U.S. Constitution that obligates the federal government to ensure every state maintains a republican form of government and protection against invasion and domestic violence.
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B.
Oath of Enlistment of the United States Armed Forces
The Oath of Enlistment of the United States Armed Forces is the formal, legally binding pledge in which new service members swear to support and defend the U.S. Constitution and obey lawful orders as they enter military service.
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C.
Admissions Clause
The Admissions Clause is the provision of the U.S. Constitution that empowers Congress to admit new states into the Union and regulate their terms of entry.
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D.
Full Faith and Credit Clause
The Full Faith and Credit Clause is a provision of the U.S. Constitution that requires states to recognize and honor the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of other states.
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E.
Petition Clause
The Petition Clause is the part of the First Amendment that guarantees individuals the right to appeal to the government to address grievances without fear of punishment or reprisal.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Oaths Clause Target entity description: The Oaths Clause is the provision in Article VI of the U.S. Constitution that requires federal and state officials to swear or affirm support for the Constitution as a condition of holding office.
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A.
Guarantee Clause
The Guarantee Clause is a provision of the U.S. Constitution that obligates the federal government to ensure every state maintains a republican form of government and protection against invasion and domestic violence.
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B.
Oath of Enlistment of the United States Armed Forces
The Oath of Enlistment of the United States Armed Forces is the formal, legally binding pledge in which new service members swear to support and defend the U.S. Constitution and obey lawful orders as they enter military service.
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C.
Admissions Clause
The Admissions Clause is the provision of the U.S. Constitution that empowers Congress to admit new states into the Union and regulate their terms of entry.
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D.
Full Faith and Credit Clause
The Full Faith and Credit Clause is a provision of the U.S. Constitution that requires states to recognize and honor the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of other states.
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E.
Petition Clause
The Petition Clause is the part of the First Amendment that guarantees individuals the right to appeal to the government to address grievances without fear of punishment or reprisal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
clause of the United States Constitution
ⓘ
constitutional provision ⓘ |
| adoptedOn | 1788 ⓘ |
| allows | affirmation as an alternative to a religious oath ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Oaths Clause
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surface form:
Article VI Oaths Clause
Oaths Clause ⓘ
surface form:
Oath or Affirmation Clause
|
| appliesTo |
executive officers of the United States
ⓘ
executive officers of the several states ⓘ federal officials of the United States ⓘ judicial officers of the United States ⓘ judicial officers of the several states ⓘ members of Congress ⓘ members of state legislatures ⓘ state officials of the United States ⓘ |
| bindingOn |
federal government
ⓘ
state governments ⓘ |
| cameIntoForceOn | 1789 ⓘ |
| category |
Clauses of the United States Constitution
ⓘ
Oaths of office in the United States ⓘ |
| conditionFor |
holding federal office
ⓘ
holding state office under the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| constitutionalFunction | to formalize allegiance to the constitutional order ⓘ |
| constitutionalHierarchyRole | reinforces supremacy of the Constitution over other obligations ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| draftedByBody |
Constitutional Convention
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitutional Convention of 1787
|
| enforcedBy | Congress through implementing statutes ⓘ |
| foundNear | No Religious Test Clause in Article VI ⓘ |
| governs | form of oath or affirmation for public officials ⓘ |
| hasLegalEffect | invalidates assumption of covered offices without required oath or affirmation ⓘ |
| influencedBy | colonial and state oath practices prior to 1787 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal and state offices under the U.S. constitutional system ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | United States constitutional law ⓘ |
| locatedInDocument | United States Constitution ⓘ |
| partOf |
Article VI, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution
ⓘ
surface form:
Article VI of the United States Constitution
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| purpose |
to ensure loyalty to the United States Constitution
ⓘ
to make support for the Constitution a condition of holding office ⓘ |
| relatedTo | No Religious Test Clause ⓘ |
| requires | oath or affirmation to support the Constitution ⓘ |
| textBeginsWith | "The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures" ⓘ |
| textIncludes | "shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution" ⓘ |
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Subject: Oaths Clause Description of subject: The Oaths Clause is the provision in Article VI of the U.S. Constitution that requires federal and state officials to swear or affirm support for the Constitution as a condition of holding office.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Article VI of the United States Constitution
this entity surface form:
Oath or Affirmation Clause
this entity surface form:
Article VI Oaths Clause