Admissions Clause
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The Admissions Clause is the provision of the U.S. Constitution that empowers Congress to admit new states into the Union and regulate their terms of entry.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Admissions Clause canonical | 5 |
| Admission Clause | 1 |
| Admission to the Union clause of the U.S. Constitution | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T373177 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Admissions Clause Context triple: [Article IV of the United States Constitution, containsClause, Admissions Clause]
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A.
Privileges and Immunities Clause
The Privileges and Immunities Clause is a constitutional provision that prevents states from discriminating against citizens of other states in fundamental rights such as access to courts, property, and employment.
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B.
Necessary and Proper Clause
The Necessary and Proper Clause is a provision in the U.S. Constitution that grants Congress the authority to enact laws needed to execute its enumerated powers, forming the basis for implied federal powers.
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C.
Supremacy Clause
The Supremacy Clause is a provision in the U.S. Constitution that establishes federal law and the Constitution as the highest law of the land, overriding conflicting state laws.
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D.
Petition Clause
The Petition Clause is the part of the First Amendment that guarantees individuals the right to appeal to the government to address grievances without fear of punishment or reprisal.
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E.
Fourteenth Amendment
The Fourteenth Amendment is a key post–Civil War addition to the U.S. Constitution that guarantees citizenship, due process, and equal protection under the law, forming the foundation of many modern civil rights protections.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Admissions Clause Target entity description: The Admissions Clause is the provision of the U.S. Constitution that empowers Congress to admit new states into the Union and regulate their terms of entry.
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A.
Privileges and Immunities Clause
The Privileges and Immunities Clause is a constitutional provision that prevents states from discriminating against citizens of other states in fundamental rights such as access to courts, property, and employment.
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B.
Necessary and Proper Clause
The Necessary and Proper Clause is a provision in the U.S. Constitution that grants Congress the authority to enact laws needed to execute its enumerated powers, forming the basis for implied federal powers.
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C.
Supremacy Clause
The Supremacy Clause is a provision in the U.S. Constitution that establishes federal law and the Constitution as the highest law of the land, overriding conflicting state laws.
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D.
Petition Clause
The Petition Clause is the part of the First Amendment that guarantees individuals the right to appeal to the government to address grievances without fear of punishment or reprisal.
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E.
Fourteenth Amendment
The Fourteenth Amendment is a key post–Civil War addition to the U.S. Constitution that guarantees citizenship, due process, and equal protection under the law, forming the foundation of many modern civil rights protections.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
clause of the United States Constitution
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constitutional provision ⓘ |
| appliedInCase |
Coyle v. Smith
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Pollard v. Hagan ⓘ Texas v. White ⓘ |
| appliesIn | United States of America ⓘ |
| appliesTo | new states formed within the jurisdiction of the United States ⓘ |
| appliesToEntityType | U.S. states ⓘ |
| authorityType | plenary power of Congress over admission of states ⓘ |
| basisFor | equal footing doctrine for newly admitted states ⓘ |
| citedAs |
Article IV of the United States Constitution
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surface form:
U.S. Const. art. IV, § 3, cl. 1
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| concerns | admission of new political entities as states rather than territories ⓘ |
| constitutionalCategory | structural provision ⓘ |
| constitutionalDomain |
federalism
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statehood ⓘ territorial expansion ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | still in force ⓘ |
| constrains | unilateral secession or reconfiguration of states without congressional and state consent ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Territorial Clause of the United States Constitution
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surface form:
Territory Clause of Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2
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| empowers | United States Congress ⓘ |
| enables | admission of territories as states ⓘ |
| foundIn | Article IV, Section 3, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| geopoliticalImpact | enabled expansion of the United States across the continent ⓘ |
| governs | process of state admission to the United States ⓘ |
| governsActionBy | United States Congress when admitting states ⓘ |
| grantsPower |
admit new states into the Union
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set conditions for admission of new states ⓘ |
| hasTextBeginning | "New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union" ⓘ |
| historicalContext | adopted with the United States Constitution in 1787 ⓘ |
| influences |
state enabling acts
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terms and conditions imposed on territories seeking statehood ⓘ |
| interpretedBy |
Supreme Court of the United States
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surface form:
United States Supreme Court
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| jurisdiction | federal ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalEffect | authorizes admission of states on equal footing with existing states as a matter of practice ⓘ |
| limits |
creation of new states within the jurisdiction of existing states without consent
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formation of new states by the junction of two or more states or parts of states without consent ⓘ |
| notAppliesTo |
creation of territories
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foreign sovereign states outside U.S. jurisdiction ⓘ |
| partOf | Article IV of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Guarantee Clause
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Territorial Clause of the United States Constitution ⓘ
surface form:
Territory Clause
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| requiresConsentFrom |
United States Congress
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surface form:
Congress
legislatures of the states concerned ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
alteration of state boundaries through consent and congressional approval
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union membership of states ⓘ |
| usedBy | Congress in admitting all states added after the original thirteen ⓘ |
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Subject: Admissions Clause Description of subject: The Admissions Clause is the provision of the U.S. Constitution that empowers Congress to admit new states into the Union and regulate their terms of entry.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Article IV of the United States Constitution
this entity surface form:
Admission Clause
subject surface form:
Oregon Statehood Act
this entity surface form:
Admission to the Union clause of the U.S. Constitution
Article IV, Section 3, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution
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