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constitutional by the Supreme Court? Can a citizen of Wyoming bring a suit in a United States court? If you lived in Montana, how could you recover money owed you in Minnesota? Can a United States official be sued for acts performed in the discharge of his duties? What famous case of treason was tried in 1807? Was Jefferson Davis ever tried for treason? If the property of a traitor is taken by the government, must it be restored to his heirs at his death? Can you commit treason against this state? What do you know about the John Brown case? Compare III. 2, 3, with amendments 5 and 6, and state the rights of a person accused of crime, which are guaranteed by the constitution. _Debate._ Resolved, That all judicial officers should be appointed. _Tabular View._ Prepare a tabular view comparing the three departments of the United States government. CHAPTER XXV. ARTICLE IV.--THE RELATIONS OF THE STATES. SECTION I.--STATE RECORDS. _Full faith and credit[1] shall be given in each state to the public acts,[2] records,[3] and judicial proceedings[4]of every other state. And the congress may by general laws prescribe the manner in which such acts, records and proceedings shall be proved,[5] and the effect thereof._ [1] That is, such faith and credit as would be given to such acts, etc., in the state in which they originated. [2] That is, the legislative acts,--the statutes and the constitutions. [3] Such as the registration of deeds, wills, marriages, journals of the legislature, etc. [4] The proceedings, judgments, orders, etc., of the courts. [5] The records of a court are "proved" (that is, shown to be authentic) by the attestation of the clerk, with the seal of the court affixed, and the certificate of the judge. The acts of the legislature are authenticated by the state seal. SECTION II.--RELATIONS TO INHABITANTS OF OTHER STATES. _Clause 1.--Citizens._ _The citizens of each state shall be entitled to all privileges and immunities of citizens in the several states._ That is, no state can give its citizens any privileges which it denies to citizens of other states. For instance, a citizen of Wisconsin, New York or California, coming to Minnesota has all the privileges of a citizen of Minnesota. To be sure he cannot vote in Minnesota until he has resided here for a time. This is simply a police regulation, to prevent fraud in voting. But he is entitled to the protect
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