Territories

Admission to the Union

Annotation

Gives Congress the authority to govern all territories of the United States.

Citations

Article 4, Section 3, Clause 2

Citations

Article 4, Section 3, Clause 2

The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory 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.

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