Federalism: Relations Among the States Chapter 4, Section 3 1.What obligations does each state have under the “full faith and credit” clause? They must honor the laws and legal proceedings of another state. This includes public acts (like marriages and divorces); records (like birth certificates, death certificates, deeds, loans); and judicial proceedings (divorces, child custody, lawsuit decisions). 2.List three examples of things covered by the “full faith and credit” clause. Civil laws, deeds, mortgages, leases, wills, property ownership, driver’s licenses, car registrations,marriages and birth certificates. 3.Why does the “full faith and credit” clause apply only to civil law? Because one state cannot enforce another state’s criminal law. The Federal government helps each state enforce its criminal law. 4.What function does the “privileges and immunities” clause exist to serve? To make sure that each U.S. citizen is treated equally regardless whether they’re a resident of a state or not. This prevents a state from discriminating against nonresidents.

Federalism: Relations Among the States Chapter 4, Section 3 5.List one example each of “public acts,” “records,” and “judicial proceedings.” Public acts: equal treatment under the laws passed by the state legislatures. Records: the ability to buy & own property, engage in business agreements, take out and demand payment for loans. Judicial proceedings: the ability to sue in a state’s courts and to be treated equally in the courts. 6.Why do you think that the “privileges and immunities” clause does not apply to voting? Discussion. 7.List two rights a citizen would not have under the “privileges and immunities” clause. Voting, serving on juries, low-cost tuition for state colleges or low-cost services for state-run hospitals 8.What difficulties might a person have in moving from one state to another if there were no Article IV in the Constitution? Discussion

Federalism: Relations Among the States Chapter 4, Section 3 9.Define extradition. A legal procedure through which a person accused of a crime who has fled to another state is returned to the state where the crime took place 10.What would happen if the Constitution did not give each state extradition powers? Criminals might successfully flee from punishment for their crimes by simply moving to another state. 11.How has the Supreme Court softened the extradition clause and how has Congress tried to close that loophole? The Supreme Court has said that state Governors can choose whether to extradite or not. Congress then enacted a law making it a federal crime to flee from one state to another state to avoid prosecution for a felony. (This means the person would be prosecuted in a federal court and serve time in a federal prison if found guilty.)

Federalism: Relations Among the States Chapter 4, Section 3 12.How are Congress and the Supreme Court involved in interstate compacts? Congress must approve these agreements between states. One states have signed it and Congress has signed and approved it, it is binding on all states signing it. The Supreme Court is then responsible for interpreting and enforcing these deals.

Federalism: Relations Among the States Chapter 4, Section 3 13.List two reasons why the framers of the Constitution created Article IV. To unify the country and strengthen the country. To enable states to easily resolve their differences and cooperate more effectively. To protect all citizen’s rights.