Territorial Clause of the United States Constitution

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constitutional clause provision of the United States Constitution

The Territorial Clause of the United States Constitution is a provision in Article IV that grants Congress broad authority to govern and regulate U.S. territories and their property.

Aliases (6)

Territorial Clause ×2
Territorial Clause of the U.S. Constitution ×2
Territory Clause ×2
New States Clause ×1
Territories Clause ×1
Territory Clause of Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 ×1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitutional clause → provision of the United States Constitution →
adoptedOn	1788 →
alsoKnownAs	Property Clause → Territory Clause →
appliesTo	federal enclaves and other federal property → incorporated territories of the United States → unincorporated territories of the United States →
authorizes	Congressional regulation of U.S. territories → Congressional regulation of federal property →
bindingOn	United States Congress NERFINISHED → federal government of the United States →
cameIntoForce	1789 →
citedInCase	Balzac v. Porto Rico → Camfield v. United States → Downes v. Bidwell → Kleppe v. New Mexico → United States v. Gratiot →
constitutionalCategory	federalism-related provision → structural provision →
constitutionalLocation	Article IV dealing with states and territories →
constrains	state claims to federal property →
enables	organic acts for U.S. territories → statutory governance frameworks for territories →
governs	disposition of federal property → rules and regulations for U.S. territories →
grantsPowerTo	United States Congress →
historicalContext	drafted during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 →
interpretedBy	Supreme Court of the United States →
jurisdiction	United States territories →
languageSource	United States Constitution original text in English →
legalEffect	grants plenary power over territories to Congress →
locatedInDocument	Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of the United States Constitution →
partOf	Article IV of the United States Constitution →
relatedTo	Admissions Clause → Necessary and Proper Clause → Supremacy Clause →
scopeCharacterization	broad authority over territories and property →
subjectMatter	federal property management → territorial governance →
textBeginsWith	"The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations" →
usedFor	governance of U.S. territories → management of federal lands → regulation of public lands →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Admissions Clause ("Territory Clause") → Insular Cases doctrine → New States and Federal Property ("Territories Clause") → Title 48 of the United States Code →	relatedTo
Territorial Clause of the United States Constitution ("Territory Clause") →	alsoKnownAs
Admissions Clause ("Territory Clause of Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2") →	distinguishedFrom
United States territories ("Territorial Clause of the U.S. Constitution") →	governedUnder
Article IV of the United States Constitution ("Territorial Clause") →	hasClause
New States and Federal Property ("New States Clause") →	hasPart
United States territorial courts →	legalBasis
United States territorial law ("Territorial Clause of the U.S. Constitution") →	shapedBy
Article IV of the United States Constitution ("Territorial Clause") →	subjectOf