U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 10, Clause 3

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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 10, Clause 3
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U.S. Constitution, Article I
U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 10
gptkbp:prohibits gptkb:U.S._states
states from engaging in war unless invaded or in imminent danger
states from entering into agreements or compacts with other states or foreign powers without Congress approval
states from laying duties of tonnage without Congress approval
states from keeping troops in peacetime without Congress approval
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gptkbp:text No State shall, without the Consent of Congress, lay any Duty of Tonnage, keep Troops, or Ships of War in time of Peace, enter into any Agreement or Compact with another State, or with a foreign Power, or engage in War, unless actually invaded, or in such imminent Danger as will not admit of delay.
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