Title of Nobility Clause

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constitutional clause provision of the United States Constitution

The Title of Nobility Clause is a provision in the U.S. Constitution that prohibits the federal government from granting titles of nobility and restricts federal officeholders from accepting titles or honors from foreign states without congressional consent.

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Label	Occurrences
Title of Nobility Clause canonical	2

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitutional clause ⓘ provision of the United States Constitution ⓘ
adopted	1788 ⓘ
aimsToProtect	independence of United States foreign policy ⓘ integrity of federal officeholders ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Emoluments Clause ⓘ surface form: Emoluments Clause (foreign emoluments)
appliesTo	United States government ⓘ surface form: federal government of the United States holders of any office of profit or trust under the United States ⓘ members of Congress ⓘ officers of the United States ⓘ
cameIntoForce	June 21, 1788 ⓘ
category	United States constitutional law ⓘ provisions on titles of nobility ⓘ
constitutionalBasisFor	ethics rules on acceptance of foreign decorations ⓘ statutory restrictions on foreign gifts to U.S. officials ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
enforcedBy	United States Congress ⓘ executive branch ethics and gift regulations ⓘ
foundIn	Article I, Section 9 of the United States Constitution ⓘ surface form: Article I, Section 9, Clause 8 of the United States Constitution
hasSubject	conflicts of interest of federal officials ⓘ foreign gifts and emoluments ⓘ titles of nobility ⓘ
historicalContext	drafted during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 ⓘ
influencedBy	anti-aristocratic sentiment in post-Revolutionary America ⓘ concerns about corruption by foreign powers ⓘ
interpretedBy	federal judiciary of the United States ⓘ surface form: federal courts of the United States
jurisdiction	United States government ⓘ surface form: United States federal government
language	English ⓘ
legalEffect	bars the United States from creating hereditary aristocratic ranks ⓘ limits acceptance of foreign decorations by U.S. military and diplomatic personnel ⓘ requires congressional approval for foreign gifts to federal officials ⓘ
partOf	United States Constitution ⓘ
prohibits	acceptance of any emolument from a foreign state without consent of Congress ⓘ acceptance of any office from a foreign state without consent of Congress ⓘ acceptance of any present from a foreign state without consent of Congress ⓘ acceptance of any title from a foreign state without consent of Congress ⓘ granting titles of nobility by the United States ⓘ
purpose	to preserve republican government and equality of citizens ⓘ to prevent creation of an American nobility ⓘ to prevent foreign influence over United States officials ⓘ
relatedTo	Emoluments Clause ⓘ surface form: Domestic Emoluments Clause ethics rules for federal officials ⓘ separation of powers in the United States ⓘ
requires	consent of Congress for acceptance of foreign titles or honors ⓘ
textBegins	"No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States" ⓘ
textIncludes	"no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them" ⓘ "of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State" ⓘ "shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title" ⓘ

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Emoluments Clause → relatedTo → Title of Nobility Clause ⓘ

Article I, Section 9 of the United States Constitution → containsClause → Title of Nobility Clause ⓘ