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Explain the full faith and credit clause.

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Article IV, Section 1 of the United States Constitution this is know as the full faith and credit clause. This addresses the duties that the states in the United States have to respect such as public acts, records, and judicial procedures of every other state.
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The Full Faith and Credit Clause declaares that every state has to recognize "legislative acts, public records, and judicial decisions" of any state in the US. It ensure that any decision held by judges and courts in any state has to be honored in any other state.

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