Statements (21)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:constitutional_law
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
gptkb:United_States
all U.S. states |
| gptkbp:enforcedBy |
not generally enforceable by courts
primarily by Congress |
| gptkbp:historicalName |
drafted in 1787 Constitutional Convention
|
| gptkbp:interpretedBy |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Article_IV,_Section_4,_United_States_Constitution
|
| gptkbp:protectedBy |
domestic violence
invasion |
| gptkbp:purpose |
to ensure republican government in the states
|
| gptkbp:relatedConcept |
federalism
republican form of government |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Luther_v._Borden_(1849)
gptkb:Pacific_States_Telephone_&_Telegraph_Co._v._Oregon_(1912) |
| gptkbp:sometimesCalled |
gptkb:Republican_Guarantee_Clause
|
| gptkbp:text |
The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened), against domestic Violence.
|
| gptkbp:triggeredBy |
application of state legislature or executive
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Article_4_of_the_United_States_Constitution
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
|
| http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Guarantee Clause
|