the United States to protect each state against invasion
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The United States’ obligation to protect each state against invasion is a constitutional guarantee of national defense and security for every member of the Union.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| the United States to protect each state against invasion canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional guarantee
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federal duty ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Protection against invasion clause ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
all states admitted to the Union
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each state of the United States ⓘ |
| beneficiary | member states of the Union ⓘ |
| characterizedAs | collective defense commitment within the Union ⓘ |
| constitutionalFunction |
assuring states of federal military support
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reinforcing unity of the federal system ⓘ |
| constitutionalLocation |
Article IV of the United States Constitution
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Section 4 of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | binding on the federal government ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | protection against domestic violence clause ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
President of the United States
NERFINISHED
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United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ political branches of the federal government ⓘ |
| guarantees |
protection of states against armed incursion
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protection of states against foreign invasion ⓘ |
| historicalContext | concerns of the original states about external threats ⓘ |
| holderOfDuty |
United States
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federal government of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| implementedThrough |
United States Armed Forces
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federal military power ⓘ national defense policy ⓘ |
| influences | allocation of war powers between federal and state governments ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | territory of each U.S. state ⓘ |
| languageIncludes | "shall protect each of them against Invasion" ⓘ |
| legalBasis | United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| normType | structural constitutional principle ⓘ |
| notModifiedBy | later constitutional amendments ⓘ |
| partOf | Guarantee Clause of the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predicateOf | United States Constitution Article IV Section 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
national defense
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preservation of the Union ⓘ security of each state ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
mutual obligations between states and federal government
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state sovereignty within the Union ⓘ |
| relatedProvision | United States obligation to guarantee a republican form of government ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Commander in Chief powers of the President of the United States
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Congressional power to declare war ⓘ Congressional power to provide for the common defense ⓘ Congressional power to raise and support armies ⓘ collective security of the states ⓘ federalism in the United States ⓘ national sovereignty of the United States ⓘ |
| scope | external military threats to states ⓘ |
| sourceDocument | original 1787 Constitution of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| underlies | federal responsibility for external security ⓘ |
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Article IV of the United States Constitution
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the United States to protect each state against invasion
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