New States Clause (Section 3)
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Statements (18)
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gptkb:constitutional_law
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Article IV, Section 3, Clause 1
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
gptkb:United_States_of_America
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| gptkbp:citation |
Supreme Court cases regarding state admission
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| gptkbp:effect |
Sets procedure for admission of new states
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| gptkbp:historicalName |
Drafted during the Constitutional Convention of 1787
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
New States Clause (Section 3)
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gptkb:Article_IV_of_the_United_States_Constitution
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| gptkbp:powers |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
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| gptkbp:prohibits |
Formation of new states within the jurisdiction of any other state without consent
Formation of new states by the junction of two or more states or parts of states without consent |
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June 21, 1788
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| gptkbp:requiresConsentFrom |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
State legislatures concerned |
| gptkbp:subject |
Admission of new states to the Union
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| gptkbp:textBegins |
New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union...
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gptkb:Article_IV_of_the_United_States_Constitution
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5
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