Third Amendment to the United States Constitution
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The Third Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the peacetime quartering of soldiers in private homes without the owner’s consent, reflecting early American concerns about military intrusion into civilian life.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Third Amendment to the United States Constitution canonical | 6 |
| Third Amendment | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T507780 — 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: Third Amendment to the United States Constitution Context triple: [Bill of Rights, containsAmendment, Third Amendment to the United States Constitution]
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A.
Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution protects individuals against unreasonable searches and seizures by the government, requiring warrants to be judicially sanctioned and supported by probable cause.
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B.
Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution is a key component of the Bill of Rights that protects individuals against self-incrimination, double jeopardy, and deprivation of life, liberty, or property without due process of law.
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C.
Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution is a key provision in the Bill of Rights that protects individuals from excessive bail and fines, as well as from cruel and unusual punishments, and serves as a central basis for challenges to the death penalty and prison conditions.
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D.
Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is a provision in the Bill of Rights that reserves to the states or the people all powers not delegated to the federal government, serving as a key foundation for American federalism and states’ rights.
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E.
Ninth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Ninth Amendment to the United States Constitution is a provision in the Bill of Rights that affirms the existence of fundamental rights retained by the people that are not specifically enumerated in the Constitution.
- 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: Third Amendment to the United States Constitution Target entity description: The Third Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the peacetime quartering of soldiers in private homes without the owner’s consent, reflecting early American concerns about military intrusion into civilian life.
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A.
Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution protects individuals against unreasonable searches and seizures by the government, requiring warrants to be judicially sanctioned and supported by probable cause.
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B.
Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution is a key component of the Bill of Rights that protects individuals against self-incrimination, double jeopardy, and deprivation of life, liberty, or property without due process of law.
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C.
Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution is a key provision in the Bill of Rights that protects individuals from excessive bail and fines, as well as from cruel and unusual punishments, and serves as a central basis for challenges to the death penalty and prison conditions.
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D.
Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is a provision in the Bill of Rights that reserves to the states or the people all powers not delegated to the federal government, serving as a key foundation for American federalism and states’ rights.
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E.
Ninth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Ninth Amendment to the United States Constitution is a provision in the Bill of Rights that affirms the existence of fundamental rights retained by the people that are not specifically enumerated in the Constitution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
amendment to the United States Constitution
ⓘ
constitutional amendment ⓘ |
| adoptedBy |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| allows | quartering of soldiers in wartime as prescribed by law ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
United States Armed Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
United States armed forces
private homes ⓘ |
| authoredBy | James Madison ⓘ |
| bindingOn |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| category |
Human rights in the United States
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United States constitutional provisions ⓘ Uniform Code of Military Justice ⓘ
surface form:
United States military law
|
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
federal judiciary of the United States
ⓘ
surface form:
United States courts
|
| Engblom v. CareyHolding |
Army National Guard
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surface form:
National Guard troops are soldiers for Third Amendment purposes
Third Amendment can apply to state actions via incorporation ⓘ |
| follows | Second Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| historicalContext | American colonial experience under British rule ⓘ |
| includedIn | original ten amendments known as the Bill of Rights ⓘ |
| incorporationStatus | partially incorporated against the states through the Fourteenth Amendment ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Quartering Act
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surface form:
Quartering Acts
|
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalDomain | constitutional law ⓘ |
| legalEffect | limits government use of private property for military housing ⓘ |
| notableCase | Engblom v. Carey ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bill of Rights
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Bill of Rights
United States Constitution ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | 3 ⓘ |
| precedes | Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| prohibits | quartering of soldiers in private homes in peacetime without owner consent ⓘ |
| proposedBy | First United States Congress ⓘ |
| proposedOn | 1789-09-25 ⓘ |
| protects |
homeowners
ⓘ
privacy in the home ⓘ property rights ⓘ |
| rarelyLitigated | true ⓘ |
| ratifiedOn | 1791-12-15 ⓘ |
| reflectsConcern |
military intrusion into civilian life
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standing armies in peacetime ⓘ |
| requires |
owner consent for peacetime quartering of soldiers
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statutory authorization for wartime quartering of soldiers ⓘ |
| restricts | government power to house soldiers in private dwellings ⓘ |
| rightType | negative right ⓘ |
| scope | time of peace and time of war ⓘ |
| subject |
civil liberties
ⓘ
quartering of soldiers ⓘ relationship between military and civilians ⓘ |
| text | No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law. ⓘ |
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Subject: Third Amendment to the United States Constitution Description of subject: The Third Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the peacetime quartering of soldiers in private homes without the owner’s consent, reflecting early American concerns about military intrusion into civilian life.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
First United States Congress
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proposedAmendment
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Third Amendment to the United States Constitution
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this entity surface form:
Third Amendment
United States constitutional amendments
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includes
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Third Amendment to the United States Constitution
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U.S. Constitution, Sixth Amendment
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ratifiedWith
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Third Amendment to the United States Constitution
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subject surface form:
Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution
Griswold v. Connecticut
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constitutionalProvisionInterpreted
→
Third Amendment to the United States Constitution
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this entity surface form:
Third Amendment
Engblom v. Carey
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constitutionalProvisionInterpreted
→
Third Amendment to the United States Constitution
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this entity surface form:
Third Amendment