Full Faith and Credit Clause
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The Full Faith and Credit Clause is a provision of the U.S. Constitution that requires states to recognize and honor the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of other states.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Full Faith and Credit Clause canonical | 8 |
| Articles of Confederation full faith and credit provision | 1 |
| Full Faith and Credit | 1 |
| Full Faith and Credit Act | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17001 — 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: Full Faith and Credit Clause Context triple: [United States Constitution, contains, Full Faith and Credit Clause]
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A.
Supremacy Clause
The Supremacy Clause is a provision in the U.S. Constitution that establishes federal law and the Constitution as the highest law of the land, overriding conflicting state laws.
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B.
Commerce Clause
The Commerce Clause is a provision in the U.S. Constitution that grants Congress the power to regulate trade and economic activity among the states and with foreign nations.
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C.
Funding Act of 1790
The Funding Act of 1790 was a key early U.S. federal law, championed by Alexander Hamilton, that consolidated and refinanced Revolutionary War debts to establish the credit of the new national government.
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D.
United States Constitution
The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States that established the national framework of government, separated powers among branches, and protects fundamental rights through its articles and amendments.
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E.
Residence Act
The Residence Act was a 1790 law passed by the U.S. Congress that authorized the establishment of a permanent national capital along the Potomac River, leading to the creation of Washington, D.C.
- 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: Full Faith and Credit Clause Target entity description: The Full Faith and Credit Clause is a provision of the U.S. Constitution that requires states to recognize and honor the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of other states.
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A.
Supremacy Clause
The Supremacy Clause is a provision in the U.S. Constitution that establishes federal law and the Constitution as the highest law of the land, overriding conflicting state laws.
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B.
Commerce Clause
The Commerce Clause is a provision in the U.S. Constitution that grants Congress the power to regulate trade and economic activity among the states and with foreign nations.
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C.
Funding Act of 1790
The Funding Act of 1790 was a key early U.S. federal law, championed by Alexander Hamilton, that consolidated and refinanced Revolutionary War debts to establish the credit of the new national government.
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D.
United States Constitution
The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States that established the national framework of government, separated powers among branches, and protects fundamental rights through its articles and amendments.
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E.
Residence Act
The Residence Act was a 1790 law passed by the U.S. Congress that authorized the establishment of a permanent national capital along the Potomac River, leading to the creation of Washington, D.C.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional clause
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provision of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| affects |
interstate recognition of contract judgments
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interstate recognition of family law judgments ⓘ interstate recognition of property judgments ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
U.S. states
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adoption decrees ⓘ civil judgments ⓘ divorce decrees ⓘ marriage recognition issues ⓘ |
| bindingOn |
state courts
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state executive authorities ⓘ state legislatures ⓘ |
| constitutionalCategory | horizontal federalism provision ⓘ |
| constitutionalFunction | to integrate state legal systems into a national framework ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Privileges and Immunities Clause
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Supremacy Clause ⓘ |
| effectiveJurisdiction | interstate relations within the United States ⓘ |
| enforcedThrough |
federal judicial review
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state court obligations under the U.S. Constitution ⓘ |
| fieldOfLaw |
conflict of laws
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constitutional law ⓘ |
| grantsPowerTo | United States Congress ⓘ |
| grantsPowerType |
power to prescribe the effect of acts, records, and proceedings
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power to prescribe the manner in which acts, records, and proceedings shall be proved ⓘ |
| hasLimitation |
does not require enforcement of certain public policy exceptions
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does not require enforcement of penal laws of another state ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin |
Articles of Confederation full faith and credit provision
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linked to:
Full Faith and Credit Clause
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| interpretedBy | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| languageBegins | "Full Faith and Credit shall be given in each State to the public Acts, Records, and judicial Proceedings of every other State" ⓘ |
| legalSystem | United States law ⓘ |
| locatedInDocument | Article IV, Section 1 of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| partOf |
Article IV of the United States Constitution
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linked to:
Article IV
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| purpose |
to ensure interstate recognition of legal determinations
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to prevent parties from escaping legal obligations by crossing state lines ⓘ to promote unity among the states ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
choice of law
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interstate comity ⓘ judgment recognition ⓘ res judicata ⓘ |
| relatedStatute |
Full Faith and Credit Act
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linked to:
Full Faith and Credit Clause
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| requiresRecognitionOf |
judicial proceedings of other states
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public acts of other states ⓘ records of other states ⓘ |
| requiresStatesTo |
give out-of-state judgments the same effect they have in the rendering state
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respect final judgments from courts of other states ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Full Faith and Credit Clause Description of subject: The Full Faith and Credit Clause is a provision of the U.S. Constitution that requires states to recognize and honor the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of other states.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Full Faith and Credit Clause
Full Faith and Credit Clause
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historicalOrigin
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Articles of Confederation full faith and credit provision
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linked to: Full Faith and Credit Clause
subject linked to:
Article IV
subject linked to:
Article IV
linked to: Full Faith and Credit Clause
Article IV, Section 1 of the United States Constitution
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alsoKnownAs
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Full Faith and Credit Clause
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Article IV, Section 2 of the United States Constitution
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relatedTo
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Full Faith and Credit Clause
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