Article IV, Section 3 of the United States Constitution

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provision of the United States Constitution section of a constitution

Article IV, Section 3 of the United States Constitution is the provision that governs the admission of new states to the Union and the management of federal territories and property.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Article IV, Section 3 of the United States Constitution canonical	2
Article IV Section 3 of the United States Constitution	1
Section 3 of Article IV of the United States Constitution	1

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Target entity: Article IV, Section 3 of the United States Constitution
Context triple: [Article V (Northwest Ordinance), relatedTo, Article IV, Section 3 of the United States Constitution]

A. Article IV, Section 3, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution
Article IV, Section 3, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution, known as the Admissions Clause, grants Congress the authority to admit new states into the Union and sets limits on forming new states from existing ones.
B. Article IV Section 3 Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution
Article IV Section 3 Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution is the provision that grants Congress broad authority to manage and regulate U.S. territories and other federal property.
C. Article III, Section 3 of the United States Constitution
Article III, Section 3 of the United States Constitution is the provision that narrowly defines the crime of treason against the United States and sets strict evidentiary and procedural requirements for its conviction.
D. Article IV, Section 4 of the United States Constitution
Article IV, Section 4 of the United States Constitution is the clause that obligates the federal government to ensure each state maintains a republican form of government and to protect states against invasion and, upon request, domestic violence.
E. Article IV, Section 2 of the United States Constitution
Article IV, Section 2 of the United States Constitution contains key provisions on the rights and privileges of U.S. citizens, including the Privileges and Immunities Clause and rules governing extradition between states.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Article IV, Section 3 of the United States Constitution
Target entity description: Article IV, Section 3 of the United States Constitution is the provision that governs the admission of new states to the Union and the management of federal territories and property.

A. Article IV, Section 3, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution
Article IV, Section 3, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution, known as the Admissions Clause, grants Congress the authority to admit new states into the Union and sets limits on forming new states from existing ones.
B. Article IV Section 3 Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution
Article IV Section 3 Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution is the provision that grants Congress broad authority to manage and regulate U.S. territories and other federal property.
C. Article III, Section 3 of the United States Constitution
Article III, Section 3 of the United States Constitution is the provision that narrowly defines the crime of treason against the United States and sets strict evidentiary and procedural requirements for its conviction.
D. Article IV, Section 4 of the United States Constitution
Article IV, Section 4 of the United States Constitution is the clause that obligates the federal government to ensure each state maintains a republican form of government and to protect states against invasion and, upon request, domestic violence.
E. Article IV, Section 2 of the United States Constitution
Article IV, Section 2 of the United States Constitution contains key provisions on the rights and privileges of U.S. citizens, including the Privileges and Immunities Clause and rules governing extradition between states.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	provision of the United States Constitution ⓘ section of a constitution ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	New States and Property Clause ⓘ linked to: New States and Federal Property
appliesTo	federal territories of the United States ⓘ other property belonging to the United States ⓘ
assignsPowerTo	Congress of the United States ⓘ linked to: United States Congress
basisFor	congressional authority over national parks and federal lands ⓘ congressional authority over the District of Columbia in relation to federal property ⓘ
citedAs	Art. IV, § 3, U.S. Const. ⓘ
constitutionalFunction	allocates powers between states and federal government regarding territory and statehood ⓘ
contains	New States Clause of the United States Constitution ⓘ Property Clause of the United States Constitution ⓘ linked to: Property Clause
country	United States of America ⓘ
ensures	that existing state claims are not prejudiced by federal property rules and regulations ⓘ
governs	admission of new states to the United States ⓘ combination of existing states ⓘ creation of new states within the jurisdiction of existing states ⓘ division of existing states ⓘ
grantsPower	power to admit new states into the Union ⓘ power to dispose of territory or other property belonging to the United States ⓘ power to make rules and regulations respecting territory or other property belonging to the United States ⓘ
hasPart	Article IV, Section 3, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution ⓘ Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of the United States Constitution ⓘ linked to: Article IV Section 3 Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution
historicalContext	drafted at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 ⓘ
influences	status of U.S. territories such as Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands ⓘ
interpretedBy	Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States federal government ⓘ linked to: United States government
language	English ⓘ
limits	creation of new states from parts of existing states without consent ⓘ
partOf	Article IV of the United States Constitution ⓘ United States Constitution ⓘ
relevantToCase	Kleppe v. New Mexico ⓘ Pollard v. Hagan ⓘ United States v. Gratiot ⓘ
requiresConsentFrom	Congress of the United States for formation of a new state from existing states ⓘ legislatures of the states concerned for formation of a new state from their jurisdiction ⓘ
states	no new state shall be formed or erected within the jurisdiction of any other state without consent of the legislature of that state and of Congress ⓘ no state shall be formed by the junction of two or more states or parts of states without consent of the legislatures of the states concerned and of Congress ⓘ
subjectMatter	admission of states ⓘ federalism in the United States ⓘ management of federal property ⓘ territorial governance ⓘ
textBeginsWith	"New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union;" ⓘ
tookEffectOn	June 21, 1788 ⓘ
usedIn	enabling acts for admission of new U.S. states ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Article V (Northwest Ordinance) → relatedTo → Article IV, Section 3 of the United States Constitution ⓘ

subject linked to: Article V

Article IV, Section 3, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution → partOf → Section 3 of Article IV of the United States Constitution ⓘ

linked to: Article IV, Section 3 of the United States Constitution

Article IV, Section 3, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution → locatedInDocument → Article IV, Section 3 of the United States Constitution ⓘ

Territorial government of the United States → legalBasis → Article IV Section 3 of the United States Constitution ⓘ