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| Conflicts and jealousies among the states | major reason for drafting the Constitution in 1787 |
| Constitution strengthened | national government and set legal ground rules, such as extradition, for relations among the states |
| Article IV of the Constitution requires the states to dot the following | 1-give full faith and credit to the laws, records, and court decisions of other states; 2-give one another's citizens all the privileges and immunities of their own citizens; and extradite criminals and fugitives who flee across state lines to escape justice |
| Example of Full, Faith, and Credit | Car registration of one state must be accepted by all other states. |
| Civil Laws | Laws relating to disputes between individuals, groups, with the state. |
| True | One state cannot enforce another state's criminal laws |
| Public acts | Civil laws passed by state legislatures. |
| Records | documents as mortgages, deeds, leases, wills, marriages licenses, car registrations, and birth certificates |
| Judicial proceedings | various court actions such as judgements to pay a debt |
| Privileges and Immunities | Citizens of each state shall be entitled to privileges and immunities of citizens in the several states to prevent states from discriminating unreasonably against citizens of another state |
| Example of Privileges and Immunities | Rights to pass through or live in any state; use the courts; make contrats; buy, sell, and hold property; and marry. |
| On the other hand, States may make reasonable discrimination against nonresidents. | The privileges and immunities clause does not apply to voting, serving on juries, or using certain public facilities. |
| It is what kind of crime for a fugitive to flee from one state to another to avoid prosecution for a felony. | Federal crime |
| Constitution requires states to settle arguments without | force and to negotiate interstate compacts |
| Interstate compacts | written agreementts between two or more states |
| Congress must approve | interstate compacts to prevent states from threatening the Union by making alliances among themselves |
| Once a compact has been signed and approved by Congress | It is binding on all states signing it. |
| Today nearly how many compacts are in force? | 200 compared to 13 before 1900 |
| States use compacts to deal with | air and water pollution, pest control, toll bridges, and transportation |
| New York and New Jersey | started the compact trend in 1921 when they created the Port of New York Authority to develop and manage harbor facilities in the area. |
| Interestate compacts have become an important way to deal with | regional problems |
| Interstate Law suits among two or more states are heard | in the U.S. Supreme Court |
| States bring one another to court for various reasons | water rights, sewage, and boundary lines |
