Territorial Clause

GPTKB entity

Statements (13)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:constitutional_law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Property Clause
gptkbp:appliesTo U.S. territories such as Puerto Rico, Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands
gptkbp:enables management of federal lands
gptkbp:foundIn Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Territorial Clause
gptkbp:interpretedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:powers gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:relatedTo governance of U.S. territories
gptkbp:textBegins The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States...
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Downes_v._Bidwell
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7