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The remaining four articles of the Constitution cover a wide range of issues. Article IV deals with the states and their relations. It requires states to give “full faith and credit” to the laws and judicial proceedings of other states, prohibits discrimination by one state against citizens of another state, guarantees a republican form of government in every state, and delineates procedures for admitting new states. Article V spells out the processes by which the Constitution can be amended. Article VI contains the supremacy clause, forbids the use of any religious test as a qualification for holding any office (in other words, candidates could not be disqualified because of their religious views or lack thereof), and guaranteed that debts incurred by the Confederation would be honored under the Constitution. Finally, Article VII spelled out the procedure for ratifying the Constitution.