Public Debt Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
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The Public Debt Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment is a constitutional provision that guarantees the validity of the United States’ public debt and prohibits the federal government from repudiating it.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11974290 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Public Debt Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment Context triple: [Borrowing Clause, distinguishedFrom, Public Debt Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment]
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A.
Naturalization and Bankruptcy Clause
The Naturalization and Bankruptcy Clause is a provision of the U.S. Constitution that grants Congress the power to establish uniform rules for becoming a citizen and for handling bankruptcies throughout the United States.
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B.
Direct Tax Clause of the United States Constitution
The Direct Tax Clause of the United States Constitution is a provision that restricts the federal government from imposing direct taxes unless they are apportioned among the states according to population.
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C.
Guarantee Clause
The Guarantee Clause is a provision of the U.S. Constitution that obligates the federal government to ensure every state maintains a republican form of government and protection against invasion and domestic violence.
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D.
United States debt ceiling
The United States debt ceiling is a statutory limit set by Congress on the total amount of money the federal government is authorized to borrow to meet its existing legal obligations.
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E.
Full Faith and Credit Clause
The Full Faith and Credit Clause is a provision of the U.S. Constitution that requires states to recognize and honor the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of other states.
- 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: Public Debt Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment Target entity description: The Public Debt Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment is a constitutional provision that guarantees the validity of the United States’ public debt and prohibits the federal government from repudiating it.
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A.
Naturalization and Bankruptcy Clause
The Naturalization and Bankruptcy Clause is a provision of the U.S. Constitution that grants Congress the power to establish uniform rules for becoming a citizen and for handling bankruptcies throughout the United States.
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B.
Direct Tax Clause of the United States Constitution
The Direct Tax Clause of the United States Constitution is a provision that restricts the federal government from imposing direct taxes unless they are apportioned among the states according to population.
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C.
Guarantee Clause
The Guarantee Clause is a provision of the U.S. Constitution that obligates the federal government to ensure every state maintains a republican form of government and protection against invasion and domestic violence.
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D.
United States debt ceiling
The United States debt ceiling is a statutory limit set by Congress on the total amount of money the federal government is authorized to borrow to meet its existing legal obligations.
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E.
Full Faith and Credit Clause
The Full Faith and Credit Clause is a provision of the U.S. Constitution that requires states to recognize and honor the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of other states.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.