Republican form of government gua rantied to every State. Protection of States. and Regulations respecting the Terri= tory or other Property belonging to the United States; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any Claims of the United States, or of any particular State. Section. 4. The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Gov= ernment, and shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on plication of the Legislature, евр= of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened against domestic Violence. Amend ments to this Constitution. Article. V. The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it neces= sary, shall propose Amendments to as this Constitution, or, on the Applica= tion of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amend= ments, which, in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, Part of this Constitution, when rati= fied by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States, or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Rati= fication may be proposed by the ConProvided that Amendment be made prior to the Year gress; which may any по One thousand eight hundred and eight shall in Manner affect the first and fourth Clauses in the Ninth Section of the first Article; and that no State, without its Consent, shall be deprived of it's equal Suf= frage in the Senate. Proviso Debts of former Govern ment recognised What con stitutes the supreme law Judges bound to support. Oath of public officers to support the Constitution. Article. VI. All Debts contracted and En= gagements entered into, before the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be as valid against the United States under this Constitution, as under the Confederation. This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding. The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Consti= tution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States. Article. VII. The Ratification of the Conven= tions of nine States, shall be suffi= cient for the Establishment of this Constitution between the States so rati= fying the Same. done in Convention by the Unani= dred and Eighty seven and of No religious test Ratification of the Constitution. When formed. the Independance of the United States of America the Twelfth In witness whereof We have hereunto subscribed our Names, Go Washington – Presid New Hampshire Nicholas Gilman Massachusetts Connecticut J Nathaniel Gorham Rufus King W Sam Johnson Roger Sherman New York... Alexander Hamilton (Wil: Livingston David Brearley. New Jersey Pennsylvania Wm Paterson. B Franklin Geo Clymer Thos FitzSimons |