A Person charged in any State with Treason, Felony, or other Crime, who shall flee from Justice, and be found in another State, shall on Demand of the executive Authority of the State from which he fled, be delivered up, to be removed to the State having Jurisdiction of the Crime. . . . be removed to the State having Jurisdiction of the Crime. . . .
Section. 3.
New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union; but no new State shall be formed or erected within the Jurisdiction of any other State . . . without the Consent of the Legislatures of the States concerned as well as of the Congress. . . .
Section. 4.
The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion.1
Identify two constitutional principles represented in the passage. Then explain what each principle means and give an example of how it applies to the U. S. government today. (5 points)
Part II: Application and Critical Thinking (20 points) Part II: Application and Critical Thinking (20 points)
7. Select a Supreme Court case that has been particularly important in protecting civil liberties in the United States. In a three-paragraph essay, describe the case and the ruling, then explain how the case demonstrates why it is important that the Supreme Court is:
a. Protected from political or public pressure (since justices are appointed rather than elected and serve lifetime terms)