Category: V
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Validity of Prior Debts and Engagements
All Debts contracted and Engagements entered into, before the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be as valid against the United States under this Constitution, as under the Confederation.Validity of Prior Debts and Engagements and the U.S. ConstitutionResourcesSee AlsoReferen…
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Virginia v. West Virginia
The Problem of Enforcement: Virginia v. West VirginiaA very important issue in interstate litigation is the enforcement of the Court's decree, once it has been entered. In some types of suits, this issue may not arise, and if it does, it may be easily met. Thus, a judgment putting a state in pos…
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Vacancies
House of Representatives – VacanciesWhen vacancies happen in the Representation from any State, the Executive Authority thereof shall issue Writs of Election to fill such Vacancies.ResourcesNotes and ReferencesThis text about <a href="http://lawi.us/constitution-of-the-united-states-of…
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Vested Rights
Vested Rights Not Included (Obligation of Contracts)The term "contracts" is used in the Contract Clause in its popular sense of an agreement of minds. The clause therefore does not protect vested rights that are not referable to such an agreement between the state and an individual, such a…
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Veto Power
The Veto Power (Legislative Process)The veto provisions, the Supreme Court has told us, serve two functions. On the one hand, they ensure that "the President shall have suitable opportunity to consider the bills presented to him. . . . It is to safeguard the President's opportunity that Par…