oath or affirmation clause

Oath or Affirmation Clause. The clause of the U.S. Constitution requiring members of Congress and the state legislatures, and all members of the executive or judicial branches — state or local — to pledge by oath or affirmation to support the Constitution. U.S. Const. art. VI, cl.

3. [Cases: Officers and Public Employees 36(1). C.J.S. Officers and Public Employees § 59.]

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译员Clara，毕业于国内知名法学院，擅长翻译有关建筑领域的法律文件。