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AP Constitution***
States
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Powers forbidden to States | no treaties, no coining money, no titles of nobility, letter of marque and reprisal, coin $, issue paper $ make anything except gold and silver legal tender, pass a bill of attainder/ex post facto; pass a law impairing the obligation of a contract |
| guarantees to the states | republican form of gov; protection of invasion; protection from domestic violence when requested |
| Article 4 Section 1 | States need to prevent a person from crossing state lines to avoid court action |
| Does right in one state carry over to another? (ex. marriage?) | Yes |
| The 13th Amendment made what citizens liabilities obsolete? | a person in slavery in one state cannot escape it by going to another state |
| Who admit new states? | Congress |
| Can a new state be formed within an existing state? | No |
| Can new states be form by two states joining together? | No |
| Who has the power to govern and make rules about U.S. - owned territory? | Congress |
| When a state violates the Constitution that sais "states should recognize each other’ official acts", it has the backing of? | public opinion within its own borders, and probably the public opinion of a much larger area edit delete dispute |
| Conditions that constitute a "republican form of government" | each state must have a legislature elected by the people under suffrage privileges which allow a large part of adult to vote |
| Under the "Supreme Law of the Land" claus, which 3 authorities does it make supreme? | 1) the Constitution 2)the laws made in pursuance thereof the Constitution; 3) treaties of the U.S. |
| What is the "Supreme Law of the Land" clause? | Any state laws and any provisions in any state constitution incompatible with the supreme law of the land are unconstitutional, null and void |
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