APUSH Clauses
fugitive slave clause
an escaped slave must be returned to their owner if found
commerce clause
congress regulates commerce between both countries and states
ex post facto clause
one cannot be charged of a crime that was committed before it was illegal
habeas corpus clause
one cannot be put in jail for no reason, and he or she must be aware of the reason that they are put in jail for
3/5 clause
only 3/5 of the slave population is counted in a state's population
slave trade clause
slavry is abolished in 1808
full faith and credit clause
states must respect other states' laws
elastic clause
stretches the laws