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* both are protections against arbitrary law}}'''<br> | * both are protections against arbitrary law}}'''<br> | ||
No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation; grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal; coin Money; emits Bills of Credit; make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts; pass any Bill of Attainder, ex post facto Law, or '''{{#tip-text | No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation; grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal; coin Money; emits Bills of Credit; make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts; pass any Bill of Attainder, ex post facto Law, or '''{{#tip-text:Law impairing the Obligation of Contracts|Law impairing the Obligation of Contracts | ||
* prohibits States from voiding contracts | * prohibits States from voiding contracts | ||
* = a limit on State Sovereignty that was designed to avoid arbitrary State actions designed to assist particular individuals who held debts | * = a limit on State Sovereignty that was designed to avoid arbitrary State actions designed to assist particular individuals who held debts | ||