U.S. Const. art. IV, § 4
- Constitution
- Constitution of the United States
- Text as of
- October 2026
What does this section say?
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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