Category: Militia

Clauses 15 and 16. The MilitiaClause 15. The Congress shall have Power * * * To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions.More about Militia: Clause 16Clause 16. The Congress shall have Power * * * To provide for organ…

Regulation of the Militia (Militia Clauses)The power of Congress over the militia "being unlimited, except in the two particulars of officering and training them . . . it may be exercised to any extent that may be deemed necessary by Congress. . . . The power of the state government to legislat…