Third Amendment to the United States Constitution

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amendment to the United States Constitution constitutional amendment

The Third Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the peacetime quartering of soldiers in private homes without the owner’s consent, reflecting early American concerns about military intrusion into civilian life.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Third Amendment to the United States Constitution canonical	6
Third Amendment	3

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ constitutional amendment ⓘ
adoptedBy	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
allows	quartering of soldiers in wartime as prescribed by law ⓘ
appliesTo	United States Armed Forces ⓘ surface form: United States armed forces private homes ⓘ
authoredBy	James Madison ⓘ
bindingOn	United States government ⓘ surface form: federal government of the United States
category	Human rights in the United States ⓘ United States constitutional provisions ⓘ Uniform Code of Military Justice ⓘ surface form: United States military law
country	United States of America ⓘ
enforcedBy	federal judiciary of the United States ⓘ surface form: United States courts
Engblom v. CareyHolding	Army National Guard ⓘ surface form: National Guard troops are soldiers for Third Amendment purposes Third Amendment can apply to state actions via incorporation ⓘ
follows	Second Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ
historicalContext	American colonial experience under British rule ⓘ
includedIn	original ten amendments known as the Bill of Rights ⓘ
incorporationStatus	partially incorporated against the states through the Fourteenth Amendment ⓘ
inspiredBy	Quartering Act ⓘ surface form: Quartering Acts
jurisdiction	United States government ⓘ surface form: federal government of the United States
language	English ⓘ
legalDomain	constitutional law ⓘ
legalEffect	limits government use of private property for military housing ⓘ
notableCase	Engblom v. Carey ⓘ
partOf	Bill of Rights ⓘ surface form: United States Bill of Rights United States Constitution ⓘ
positionInSeries	3 ⓘ
precedes	Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ
prohibits	quartering of soldiers in private homes in peacetime without owner consent ⓘ
proposedBy	First United States Congress ⓘ
proposedOn	1789-09-25 ⓘ
protects	homeowners ⓘ privacy in the home ⓘ property rights ⓘ
rarelyLitigated	true ⓘ
ratifiedOn	1791-12-15 ⓘ
reflectsConcern	military intrusion into civilian life ⓘ standing armies in peacetime ⓘ
requires	owner consent for peacetime quartering of soldiers ⓘ statutory authorization for wartime quartering of soldiers ⓘ
restricts	government power to house soldiers in private dwellings ⓘ
rightType	negative right ⓘ
scope	time of peace and time of war ⓘ
subject	civil liberties ⓘ quartering of soldiers ⓘ relationship between military and civilians ⓘ
text	No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law. ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bill of Rights → containsAmendment → Third Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

First United States Congress → proposedAmendment → Third Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

Quartering Act → influenced → Third Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

Incorporation doctrine → notFullyIncorporated → Third Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: Third Amendment

United States constitutional amendments → includes → Third Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

U.S. Constitution, Sixth Amendment → ratifiedWith → Third Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

subject surface form: Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution

Griswold v. Connecticut → constitutionalProvisionInterpreted → Third Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: Third Amendment

Engblom v. Carey → constitutionalProvisionInterpreted → Third Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

Engblom v. Carey → amendmentNumber → Third Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: Third Amendment