Doctrine of the Equality of States

Doctrine of the Equality of States

Definition

The concept embodied in § 3, Article IV of the United States Constitution that the several states are equal in sovereignty and entitled to equal treatment under the Constitution and that no state may be admitted to the Union under more restrictive conditions.

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