Federalism: Nationalist Vs

Handout #6

Name: Date: Period: Federalism: Relations Among the States Chapter 4, Section 3: Guided Reading Sheet

1. What obligations does each state have under the “full faith and credit” clause?

2. List three examples of things covered by the “full faith and credit” clause.

3. Why does the “full faith and credit” clause apply only to civil law?

4. What function does the “privileges and immunities” clause exist to serve?

5. List one example each of “public acts,” “records,” and “judicial proceedings.”

6. Why do you think that the “privileges and immunities” clause does not apply to voting?

7. List two rights a citizen would not have under the “privileges and immunities” clause.

8. What difficulties might a person have in moving from one state to another if there were no Article IV in the Constitution?

9. Define extradition. 10. What would happen if the Constitution did not give each state extradition powers?

11. How has the Supreme Court softened the extradition clause and how has Congress tried to close that loophole?

12. How are Congress and the Supreme Court involved in interstate compacts?

13. List two reasons why the framers of the Constitution created Article IV.