Article VI of the United States Constitution
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Article VI of the United States Constitution is a foundational provision that establishes the supremacy of federal law, mandates that officials take an oath to support the Constitution, and prohibits religious tests for public office.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Article VI of the United States Constitution canonical | 6 |
| U.S. Const. art. VI | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2656436 — 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 of the United States Constitution Context triple: [No Religious Test Clause, isPartOf, Article VI of the United States Constitution]
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Article V of the United States Constitution
Article V of the United States Constitution is the provision that outlines the formal process for proposing and ratifying amendments to the Constitution.
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B.
Article IV of the United States Constitution
Article IV of the United States Constitution outlines the relationships among the states and between the states and the federal government, including provisions on full faith and credit, privileges and immunities, admission of new states, and federal authority over territories.
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C.
Article VI, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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 of the United States Constitution Target entity description: Article VI of the United States Constitution is a foundational provision that establishes the supremacy of federal law, mandates that officials take an oath to support the Constitution, and prohibits religious tests for public office.
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A.
Article V of the United States Constitution
Article V of the United States Constitution is the provision that outlines the formal process for proposing and ratifying amendments to the Constitution.
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B.
Article IV of the United States Constitution
Article IV of the United States Constitution outlines the relationships among the states and between the states and the federal government, including provisions on full faith and credit, privileges and immunities, admission of new states, and federal authority over territories.
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C.
Article VI, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | article of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| adoptedOn | 1788 ⓘ |
| appliesLevelOfGovernment |
federal government
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state governments ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
United States Constitution
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federal offices ⓘ laws of the United States made in pursuance of the Constitution ⓘ public trusts under the United States ⓘ treaties made under the authority of the United States ⓘ |
| binds | judges in every state ⓘ |
| citationStyle |
Article VI of the United States Constitution
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
U.S. Const. art. VI
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| citedIn |
Cooper v. Aaron
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Marbury v. Madison ⓘ McCulloch v. Maryland ⓘ |
| constitutionalPrinciple |
rule of law
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separation of church and state (in part via no religious test) ⓘ |
| containsClause |
No Religious Test Clause
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Oaths Clause ⓘ Supremacy Clause ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| draftedAt |
Constitutional Convention
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surface form:
Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia
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| establishes |
Supremacy Clause
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oath requirement for federal and state officials ⓘ prohibition of religious tests for public office ⓘ |
| governs | relationship between federal and state law ⓘ |
| historicalContext | part of the original text drafted at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 ⓘ |
| interpretedBy | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
invalidates conflicting state constitutional provisions
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invalidates conflicting state statutes ⓘ makes federal Constitution and laws supreme law of the land ⓘ |
| locationInDocument | main body of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| oathIsTo | support the Constitution of the United States ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Constitution ⓘ |
| prohibits | religious test as a qualification for any office under the United States ⓘ |
| relatedDoctrine |
federal supremacy
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judicial review of state laws ⓘ |
| requiresOathFrom |
all executive officers of the United States
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all executive officers of the several states ⓘ all judicial officers of the United States ⓘ all judicial officers of the several states ⓘ members of Congress ⓘ members of state legislatures ⓘ |
| sectionCount | 3 ⓘ |
| status | in force ⓘ |
| supersedes |
state constitutions conflicting with federal Constitution
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state laws conflicting with federal Constitution ⓘ state laws conflicting with federal statutes ⓘ state laws conflicting with federal treaties ⓘ |
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Subject: Article VI of the United States Constitution Description of subject: Article VI of the United States Constitution is a foundational provision that establishes the supremacy of federal law, mandates that officials take an oath to support the Constitution, and prohibits religious tests for public office.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
United States–Native American treaties
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constitutionalBasis
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Article VI of the United States Constitution
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Treaties of the United States
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constitutionalBasis
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Article VI of the United States Constitution
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Article VI, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution
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partOf
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Article VI of the United States Constitution
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Article VI of the United States Constitution
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citationStyle
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Article VI of the United States Constitution
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
U.S. Const. art. VI
United States federal system
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supremacyClauseLocatedIn
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Article VI of the United States Constitution
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