Borrowing Clause
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The Borrowing Clause is the constitutional provision granting Congress the power to borrow money on the credit of the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Borrowing Clause canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2660207 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Borrowing Clause Context triple: [Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution, contains, Borrowing Clause]
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A.
Origination Clause
The Origination Clause is a provision in the U.S. Constitution that requires all bills for raising revenue to originate in the House of Representatives, while allowing the Senate to propose or concur with amendments.
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B.
Guarantee Clause
The Guarantee Clause is a provision of the U.S. Constitution that obligates the federal government to ensure every state maintains a republican form of government and protection against invasion and domestic violence.
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C.
Presentment Clause
The Presentment Clause is a provision of the U.S. Constitution that outlines the process by which Congress passes legislation and presents it to the President for approval or veto.
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D.
Enforcement Clause
The Enforcement Clause is the provision of the Fourteenth Amendment that grants Congress the power to pass legislation implementing and protecting the amendment’s guarantees of due process and equal protection.
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E.
Enclave Clause
The Enclave Clause is a provision in the U.S. Constitution that grants Congress exclusive legislative authority over the federal district and certain federal properties acquired from the states.
- 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: Borrowing Clause Target entity description: The Borrowing Clause is the constitutional provision granting Congress the power to borrow money on the credit of the United States.
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A.
Origination Clause
The Origination Clause is a provision in the U.S. Constitution that requires all bills for raising revenue to originate in the House of Representatives, while allowing the Senate to propose or concur with amendments.
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B.
Guarantee Clause
The Guarantee Clause is a provision of the U.S. Constitution that obligates the federal government to ensure every state maintains a republican form of government and protection against invasion and domestic violence.
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C.
Presentment Clause
The Presentment Clause is a provision of the U.S. Constitution that outlines the process by which Congress passes legislation and presents it to the President for approval or veto.
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D.
Enforcement Clause
The Enforcement Clause is the provision of the Fourteenth Amendment that grants Congress the power to pass legislation implementing and protecting the amendment’s guarantees of due process and equal protection.
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E.
Enclave Clause
The Enclave Clause is a provision in the U.S. Constitution that grants Congress exclusive legislative authority over the federal district and certain federal properties acquired from the states.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional clause
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provision of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Borrowing Power Clause ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
United States government
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surface form:
federal government of the United States
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| bindingOn | all branches of the federal government ⓘ |
| category |
Fiscal powers of Congress
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United States constitutional law ⓘ |
| citedIn | cases concerning federal debt authority ⓘ |
| confersAuthority | power to borrow money on the credit of the United States ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | Public Debt Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment ⓘ |
| effectiveSince | 1789 ⓘ |
| enables | federal borrowing through instruments such as bonds and notes ⓘ |
| governs | borrowing on the credit of the United States rather than on the credit of individual states ⓘ |
| grantsPowerTo | United States Congress ⓘ |
| historicalContext | included by the Framers to ensure the national government could finance its operations and debts ⓘ |
| interpretedAs | granting broad discretion to Congress in choosing borrowing instruments ⓘ |
| interpretedBy |
Supreme Court of the United States
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surface form:
United States Supreme Court
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| legalEffect |
authorizes the United States to incur public debt
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supports validity of federal securities issued by the Treasury ⓘ |
| locatedInArticle | Article I of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| locatedInDocument | United States Constitution ⓘ |
| locatedInSection | Section 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| partOf | enumerated powers of Congress ⓘ |
| ratifiedWith | original text of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Necessary and Proper Clause
ⓘ
Taxing and Spending Clause ⓘ
surface form:
Spending Clause
Taxing Clause ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
United States Supreme Court jurisprudence
ⓘ
constitutional law scholarship ⓘ |
| textBeginsWith | "The Congress shall have Power To borrow Money on the credit of the United States" ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Borrowing Clause Description of subject: The Borrowing Clause is the constitutional provision granting Congress the power to borrow money on the credit of the United States.
Referenced by (1)
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