Guarantee of Republican Government
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Guarantee of Republican Government is the constitutional principle in Article IV, Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution that obligates the federal government to ensure each state maintains a republican form of government and protection against invasion and domestic violence.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
clause of the United States Constitution
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constitutional principle → federal obligation → |
| adopted |
1788
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| aimsToPrevent |
aristocracy in the states
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monarchy in the states → non-republican forms of state government → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Guarantee Clause
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Republican Guarantee Clause → |
| appliesTo |
each state of the United States
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| associatedWithDoctrine |
political question doctrine
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| category |
Clauses of the United States Constitution
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Constitutional law of the United States → Federal-state relations in the United States → |
| conditionedOn |
application of the state executive when the legislature cannot be convened
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application of the state legislature for protection against domestic violence → |
| constitutionalSource |
United States Constitution
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| draftedBy |
Constitutional Convention of 1787
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| ensures |
minimum standard of republican governance in states
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| foundIn |
Article IV, Section 4 of the United States Constitution
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| guarantees |
a republican form of government to every state
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protection against domestic violence to every state → protection against invasion to every state → |
| hasComponent |
guarantee of republican form of government
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protection against domestic violence → protection against invasion → |
| historicalContext |
concern over preservation of republicanism in the states
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| imposesDutyOn |
federal government of the United States
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| influencedBy |
fear of faction and tyranny in state governments
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republican theory of government → |
| interpretedBy |
Supreme Court of the United States
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| interpretedIn |
Baker v. Carr
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Luther v. Borden → Pacific States Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Oregon → |
| jurisdiction |
United States
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| language |
English
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| legalBasisFor |
federal intervention to protect state governments
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federal protection of states against insurrection → federal protection of states against invasion → |
| limits |
ability of states to adopt non-republican constitutions
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| partOf |
Article IV of the United States Constitution
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| relatedTo |
federalism in the United States
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separation of powers between federal and state governments → |
| requires |
republican form of government in each state
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| scopeIncludes |
form of state government
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protection against external military attack → protection against internal uprisings → |
| text |
"The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened) against domestic Violence."
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| usedToJustify |
federal action during Reconstruction
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Article IV of the United States Constitution
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Section 4Title |