Article I Section 9 Clause 1 of the United States Constitution
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Article I, Section 9, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution is the provision that allowed Congress to prohibit the importation of enslaved people after 1808, thereby providing the constitutional foundation for later federal bans on the transatlantic slave trade.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Article I Section 9 Clause 1 of the United States Constitution canonical | 1 |
| Article I, Section 9, Clause 1 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Article I Section 9 Clause 1 of the United States Constitution Context triple: [United States Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves 1807, constitutionalBasis, Article I Section 9 Clause 1 of the United States Constitution]
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Article III, Section 1 of the United States Constitution
Article III, Section 1 of the United States Constitution is the provision that establishes the federal judiciary, including the Supreme Court, and guarantees life tenure and salary protection for federal judges.
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Article I, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution
Article I, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution is the provision that vests all federal legislative powers in Congress, establishing the foundational principle of separation of powers and the nondelegation doctrine.
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Article IV, Section 1 of the United States Constitution
Article IV, Section 1 of the United States Constitution is the provision that requires each state to recognize and honor the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state.
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Article I, Section 4 of the United States Constitution
Article I, Section 4 of the United States Constitution is the Elections Clause, which allocates authority over the times, places, and manner of holding federal elections primarily to state legislatures, subject to alteration by Congress.
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E.
Article I of the United States Constitution
Article I of the United States Constitution establishes the legislative branch of the federal government, defining the structure, powers, and procedures of Congress.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Article I Section 9 Clause 1 of the United States Constitution Target entity description: Article I, Section 9, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution is the provision that allowed Congress to prohibit the importation of enslaved people after 1808, thereby providing the constitutional foundation for later federal bans on the transatlantic slave trade.
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A.
Article III, Section 1 of the United States Constitution
Article III, Section 1 of the United States Constitution is the provision that establishes the federal judiciary, including the Supreme Court, and guarantees life tenure and salary protection for federal judges.
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B.
Article I, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution
Article I, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution is the provision that vests all federal legislative powers in Congress, establishing the foundational principle of separation of powers and the nondelegation doctrine.
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C.
Article IV, Section 1 of the United States Constitution
Article IV, Section 1 of the United States Constitution is the provision that requires each state to recognize and honor the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state.
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D.
Article I, Section 4 of the United States Constitution
Article I, Section 4 of the United States Constitution is the Elections Clause, which allocates authority over the times, places, and manner of holding federal elections primarily to state legislatures, subject to alteration by Congress.
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E.
Article I of the United States Constitution
Article I of the United States Constitution establishes the legislative branch of the federal government, defining the structure, powers, and procedures of Congress.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional clause
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provision of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| affects | states then existing at the time of ratification ⓘ |
| allows | congressional prohibition of the importation of enslaved people after 1808 ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
United States Congress
ⓘ
surface form:
Congress of the United States
|
| category | slavery-related provision in the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| compromiseBetween | delegates from slaveholding states and non-slaveholding states ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | unamendable until 1808 ⓘ |
| constitutionalTopic | federalism and slavery ⓘ |
| constrains | federal legislative power over the slave trade before 1808 ⓘ |
| draftedAt | Philadelphia Convention ⓘ |
| enables | federal legislative power over the slave trade after 1808 ⓘ |
| euphemisticReferenceTo | enslaved people ⓘ |
| foundationFor |
United States Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves 1807
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surface form:
Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves of 1807
federal bans on the transatlantic slave trade ⓘ |
| geographicScope | importation into the United States ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Constitutional Convention
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surface form:
Constitutional Convention of 1787
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| implementedBy |
United States Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves 1807
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surface form:
Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves of 1807 effective January 1, 1808
|
| influenced | federal policy on the transatlantic slave trade ⓘ |
| inForceFrom | 1789 ⓘ |
| interpretedAs | temporary protection for the international slave trade ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| languageStyle | uses indirect language to refer to enslaved people ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
allowed Congress to prohibit the importation of enslaved people after 1808
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barred constitutional amendment to alter the clause before 1808 ⓘ limited congressional power to prohibit the importation of enslaved people before 1808 ⓘ |
| negotiatedBy |
delegates from South Carolina and Georgia
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delegates from northern states ⓘ |
| originalText | "The Migration or Importation of such Persons as any of the States now existing shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by the Congress prior to the Year one thousand eight hundred and eight, but a Tax or duty may be imposed on such Importation, not exceeding ten dollars for each Person." ⓘ |
| partOf |
Article I of the United States Constitution
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Section 9 of Article I of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| permits | imposition of a tax or duty on imported enslaved people ⓘ |
| prohibits | congressional prohibition of the importation of enslaved people before 1808 ⓘ |
| protects | continuation of the transatlantic slave trade until 1808 ⓘ |
| purpose |
to postpone federal abolition of the transatlantic slave trade
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to secure southern support for ratification of the Constitution ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Article V of the United States Constitution
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Fugitive Slave Clause ⓘ Three-Fifths Compromise ⓘ |
| sourceOfAuthorityFor | federal prohibition of the transatlantic slave trade after 1808 ⓘ |
| subject |
importation of enslaved people
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migration or importation of persons ⓘ slave trade ⓘ |
| taxLimit | tax or duty not exceeding ten dollars for each person ⓘ |
| temporalLimit | year one thousand eight hundred and eight (1808) ⓘ |
| timeRestriction |
after 1808 Congress could prohibit the importation of enslaved people
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before 1808 Congress could not prohibit the importation of enslaved people ⓘ |
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Subject: Article I Section 9 Clause 1 of the United States Constitution Description of subject: Article I, Section 9, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution is the provision that allowed Congress to prohibit the importation of enslaved people after 1808, thereby providing the constitutional foundation for later federal bans on the transatlantic slave trade.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
United States Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves 1807
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constitutionalBasis
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Article I Section 9 Clause 1 of the United States Constitution
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Slave Trade Clause
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locatedInDocument
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Article I Section 9 Clause 1 of the United States Constitution
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this entity surface form:
Article I, Section 9, Clause 1