Which clause requires states to recognize the public acts of other states and allows Congress to regulate the manner in which such acts are proved?

• A. Establishment Clause
• B. Privileges & Immunities Clause
• C. Full Faith and Credit Clause Article IV, §1
• D. Elastic Clause

Answer: (C)

Interstate recognition of public acts and the rules for proving them is what this item is about. The Full Faith and Credit Clause, found in Article IV, Section 1, requires each state to honor the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state. It also gives Congress the power to regulate how those acts are proved and the effect of that proof, ensuring that a judgment or record from one state is respected across the country. This mechanism helps maintain legal consistency and protects individuals in areas like marriage, divorces, and court judgments when they move or travel between states. It’s not about religion (that would be the Establishment Clause), nor about preventing discrimination against out-of-state citizens in basic rights (that’s the Privileges and Immunities Clause), and it isn’t the Elastic Clause, which concerns Congress’s broader statutory powers.