Counterfeiting Clause
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The Counterfeiting Clause is the constitutional provision granting Congress the power to punish the counterfeiting of U.S. securities and current money.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Counterfeiting Clause canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2660210 — 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: Counterfeiting Clause Context triple: [Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution, contains, Counterfeiting Clause]
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A.
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.
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B.
Extradition Clause
The Extradition Clause is a provision in the U.S. Constitution that requires states to return individuals charged with crimes who flee from one state to another.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Counterfeiting Clause Target entity description: The Counterfeiting Clause is the constitutional provision granting Congress the power to punish the counterfeiting of U.S. securities and current money.
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A.
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.
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B.
Extradition Clause
The Extradition Clause is a provision in the U.S. Constitution that requires states to return individuals charged with crimes who flee from one state to another.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional clause
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provision of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| appliesIn | United States of America ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
current money of the United States
ⓘ
securities of the United States ⓘ |
| authorizes |
punishment of counterfeiting
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punishment of counterfeiting of U.S. securities ⓘ punishment of counterfeiting of current money of the United States ⓘ |
| branchEmpowered | legislative branch of the United States ⓘ |
| category | enumerated power of Congress ⓘ |
| clauseNumber | Clause 6 ⓘ |
| concerns |
counterfeiting offenses
ⓘ
federal monetary instruments ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasisFor |
federal jurisdiction over counterfeiting crimes
ⓘ
federal laws punishing counterfeiting of U.S. obligations ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | in force ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| empowers |
Congress to define counterfeiting offenses
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Congress to prescribe penalties for counterfeiting ⓘ |
| foundIn | Article I, Section 8, Clause 6 of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| grantsPowerTo |
United States Congress
ⓘ
surface form:
Congress of the United States
United States Congress ⓘ |
| historicalContext | drafted at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
Title 18 of the United States Code
ⓘ
federal criminal statutes on counterfeiting ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
constitutional law of the United States
ⓘ
federal criminal law of the United States ⓘ |
| levelOfGovernment | federal ⓘ |
| locatedInDocument | United States Constitution ⓘ |
| partOf |
Article I of the United States Constitution
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Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution ⓘ
surface form:
Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
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| purpose |
to ensure federal authority over punishment of counterfeiting
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to protect the integrity of U.S. securities and currency ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Coinage Clause
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Necessary and Proper Clause ⓘ federal power over currency ⓘ |
| shortDescription | clause granting Congress power to punish counterfeiting of U.S. securities and money ⓘ |
| textBeginsWith | "To provide for the Punishment of counterfeiting" ⓘ |
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Subject: Counterfeiting Clause Description of subject: The Counterfeiting Clause is the constitutional provision granting Congress the power to punish the counterfeiting of U.S. securities and current money.
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