Clauses and Acts

Question 1

What is the Fugitive slave clause?

Answer 1

Article 4 of the Constitution which states that slaves who escaped must be returned to their owners, later abolished by the 13th Amendment

Question 2

What is the Supremacy Clause?

Answer 2

Articel 6 of the Constitution which states that the Constitution, laws passed by Congress, and treaties of the United States “shall be the supreme Law of the Land” and binding on the states

Question 3

What were the Alien and Sedition Acts?

Answer 3

Laws passed during President John Adams’ administration that made it a crime for editors, writers or speakers to criticize the government and its Federalist policies