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The States constitution
Article I, Section 10: Limits on the States Section 10 forbids the states to make treaties, coin money, impair contracts or pass ex post facto laws, and bars state tariffs and compacts without Congress. Article IV, Section 1: Full Faith and Credit Section 1 requires each state to honor the public acts, records and court judgments of every other state, and lets Congress set how they are proved. Article IV, Section 2: Privileges and Immunities, Extradition and Fugitives Section 2 bars states from discriminating against citizens of other states, requires return of fugitives from justice, and once covered fugitive slaves. Article IV, Section 3: New States and Federal Property Section 3 lets Congress admit new states, bars carving states without consent, and gives Congress power over federal territory and property. Article IV, Section 4: The Guarantee Clause Section 4 guarantees every state a republican form of government and promises federal protection against invasion and, on request, domestic violence. Article V: Amending the Constitution Article V sets two ways to propose amendments, by Congress or a convention of the states, and requires ratification by three-fourths of the states. The Eleventh Amendment: Suits Against States The Eleventh Amendment bars federal courts from hearing suits against a state brought by citizens of another state or of a foreign country. The Seventeenth Amendment: Direct Election of Senators The Seventeenth Amendment moved the election of U.S. senators from state legislatures to the voters of each state and set rules for filling vacancies. The Tenth Amendment: Powers Reserved to the States and the People The Tenth Amendment reserves to the states or the people all powers not delegated to the United States and not prohibited to the states.