Article Four of the United States Constitution

Article four of the United States Constitution describes the relationship between federal and state powers.

Section one of Article four is known as the Full Faith and Credit clause, requiring the acknowledgement of each state's actions by the other states.

Section three of Article four is known as the Property clause, giving the federal government plenary, supreme, non-exclusive jurisdiction over lands owned by the federal government. These lands include BLM land and national forests, parks, monuments, recreation or wilderness areas.

Related topics

• Article One
• Article Two
• Article Three
• Article Five
• Article Six
• Article Seven

External links

• Full text of U.S. Constitution
• The Constitution of the United States of America - Analysis and Interpretation : Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States [gpo.gov]