The United States shall guaranty to every State in this Union a republican form of Government, and shall protect each of them against invasion, and, on application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened), against domestic violence.
This statement guarantees that the United States will ensure a republican form of government for each state and protect them from invasion and domestic violence.
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