Article VI, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution
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Article VI, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution is the provision that mandates all federal and state officials be bound by oath to support the Constitution while prohibiting any religious test as a qualification for public office.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Article VI, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2656437 — 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: Article VI, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution Context triple: [No Religious Test Clause, locatedInDocument, Article VI, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution]
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A.
Article VI, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution
Article VI, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution, known as the Supremacy Clause, establishes that the Constitution, federal laws, and treaties are the supreme law of the land, overriding conflicting state laws.
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B.
Article IV, Section 3, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution
Article IV, Section 3, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution, known as the Admissions Clause, grants Congress the authority to admit new states into the Union and sets limits on forming new states from existing ones.
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C.
Article IV Section 3 Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution
Article IV Section 3 Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution is the provision that grants Congress broad authority to manage and regulate U.S. territories and other federal property.
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D.
Article III of the United States Constitution
Article III of the United States Constitution establishes and defines the powers, structure, and jurisdiction of the federal judiciary, including the Supreme Court.
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E.
Article III, Section 3 of the United States Constitution
Article III, Section 3 of the United States Constitution is the provision that narrowly defines the crime of treason against the United States and sets strict evidentiary and procedural requirements for its conviction.
- 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 VI, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution Target entity description: Article VI, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution is the provision that mandates all federal and state officials be bound by oath to support the Constitution while prohibiting any religious test as a qualification for public office.
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A.
Article VI, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution
Article VI, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution, known as the Supremacy Clause, establishes that the Constitution, federal laws, and treaties are the supreme law of the land, overriding conflicting state laws.
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B.
Article IV, Section 3, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution
Article IV, Section 3, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution, known as the Admissions Clause, grants Congress the authority to admit new states into the Union and sets limits on forming new states from existing ones.
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C.
Article IV Section 3 Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution
Article IV Section 3 Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution is the provision that grants Congress broad authority to manage and regulate U.S. territories and other federal property.
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D.
Article III of the United States Constitution
Article III of the United States Constitution establishes and defines the powers, structure, and jurisdiction of the federal judiciary, including the Supreme Court.
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E.
Article III, Section 3 of the United States Constitution
Article III, Section 3 of the United States Constitution is the provision that narrowly defines the crime of treason against the United States and sets strict evidentiary and procedural requirements for its conviction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
clause of the United States Constitution
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constitutional provision ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
executive officers of the United States
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executive officers of the several states ⓘ federal officials of the United States ⓘ judicial officers of the United States ⓘ judicial officers of the several states ⓘ members of state legislatures ⓘ state officials of the United States ⓘ |
| bindingOn |
executive branch of the United States
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Judicial branch of the United States government ⓘ
surface form:
judicial branch of the United States
legislative branch of the United States ⓘ state governments of the United States ⓘ |
| cameIntoEffect | 1789 ⓘ |
| citationForm | U.S. Const. art. VI, cl. 3 ⓘ |
| constitutionalTheme |
federal supremacy
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religious liberty ⓘ separation of church and state ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateRatified | 1788 ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
Supreme Court of the United States
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federal judiciary of the United States ⓘ
surface form:
federal courts of the United States
|
| establishesPrinciple |
duty of officials to support the Constitution
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no religious test for public office ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Framing of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| influencedBy | concerns about religious tests in England and the colonies ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| language | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | United States federal law ⓘ |
| locatedInDocument | Article VI ⓘ |
| partOf |
Article VI of the United States Constitution
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United States Constitution ⓘ |
| prohibits |
religious test as a qualification for any office or public trust under the United States
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religious test for federal office ⓘ religious test for public trust under the United States ⓘ |
| purpose |
to ensure loyalty to the Constitution over other allegiances
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to prevent religious discrimination in eligibility for federal office ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
First Amendment to the United States Constitution
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Supremacy Clause ⓘ |
| requires |
oath or affirmation to support the Constitution
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that all federal and state officials be bound by oath or affirmation ⓘ |
| sectionNumber | Clause 3 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
oaths of office
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religious tests for office ⓘ |
| textIncludes |
"The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution"
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"no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States" ⓘ |
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Subject: Article VI, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution Description of subject: Article VI, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution is the provision that mandates all federal and state officials be bound by oath to support the Constitution while prohibiting any religious test as a qualification for public office.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
No Religious Test Clause
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locatedInDocument
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Article VI, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution
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