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The Constitution

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ARTICLE III

JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
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SECTION 3
No person can be convicted of treason unless testified against by two witnesses or by confession in open court.

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ARTICLE IV

RELATIONS AMONG STATES
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SECTION 1
Each State must respect the laws, public records, and court decisions of every other State.

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SECTION 2
1. No states may discriminate against citizens of other states.
2. If a person commits a crime in one state and flees to another state, the governor can demand that the fugitive be returned.

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SECTION 3
1. Congress has the authority to add new states to the union.
2. Congress has the power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States.

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SECTION 4
The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion.

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ARTICLE V

AMENDING THE CONSTITUITON
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To become part of the Constitution, amendments must be ratified by the legislatures of three- fourths of the states or by conventions in three-fourths of the states. The Constitution sets no time limit during which the states must ratify a proposed amendment.

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ARTICLE VI

SUPREMACY OF NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
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This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made later; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land.

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ARTICLE VII

RATIFICATION
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The Constitution required that 9 out of the 13 states ratify the document. The first state to ratify was Delaware, on December 7, 1787. Almost two and a half years later, on May 29, 1790, Rhode Island became the last state to ratify the Constitution.

Laurie Vanstone