National Defense

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National Defense

Annotation

The federal government has responsibility for national defense, and guarantees to protect the states from invasion and (at the request of the state) from domestic violence.

Citations

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Article 1, Section 8, Clause 15

Article 1, Section 9, Cluase 2

Article 4, Section 4

Citations

Article 1, Section 8, Clause 15

(The Congress shall have Power) To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions;

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Article 1, Section 9, Cluase 2

The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it.

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Article 4, Section 4

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.