Perpetual Union
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Perpetual Union refers to the foundational concept in early U.S. constitutional history that the American states formed an enduring, indivisible political union.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional doctrine
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legal concept → political theory → |
| appliesTo |
United States of America
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| associatedWithDocument |
Articles of Confederation
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| continuityClaim |
the Union created by the Articles continued under the Constitution
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| contrastedWith |
compact theory of the Union
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doctrine of state secession → |
| coreIdea |
no state may unilaterally secede from the Union
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the American states formed an enduring political union → the Union of the states is indissoluble → |
| debatedDuring |
American Civil War era
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ratification of the United States Constitution → |
| developedBy |
Second Continental Congress
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| field |
American political history
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constitutional law → federalism studies → |
| fullTitleContext |
Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union
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| geographicScope |
United States
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| hasOriginIn |
United States
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| historicalPeriod |
American Revolutionary era
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early U.S. constitutional history → |
| influencedBy |
American Revolution
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Continental Congress political thought → |
| interpretedBy |
U.S. Supreme Court
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| interpretedInCase |
Texas v. White
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| invokedBy |
Abraham Lincoln
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| invokedIn |
Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address
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| languageOfTerm |
English
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| legalBasisFor |
continuity of the United States government
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indivisibility of the Union → |
| legalStatus |
foundational principle of U.S. constitutional order
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| normativeClaim |
the Union is meant to be perpetual unless lawfully altered by all states
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| phraseAppearsIn |
full title of the Articles of Confederation
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| politicalFunction |
justify federal supremacy over attempts at secession
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limit claims of state sovereignty to dissolve the Union → |
| precedes |
United States Constitution
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| relatedConcept |
Unionism in the United States
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federalism in the United States → indestructible Union → national sovereignty → secession → state sovereignty → |
| supportsPosition |
secession is unconstitutional
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the Union predates the Constitution of 1787 → |
| timeOfFormulation |
late 18th century
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Articles of Confederation
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fullTitleIncludes |