▁on ▁tre ason ▁by ▁simple ▁majority ▁stat ute . ▁ ▁This ▁section ▁also ▁defines ▁tre ason , ▁as ▁an ▁over t ▁act ▁of ▁making ▁war ▁or ▁material ly ▁helping ▁those ▁at ▁war ▁with ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Acc us ations ▁must ▁be ▁cor ro bor ated ▁by ▁at ▁least ▁two ▁witness es . ▁ ▁Congress ▁is ▁a ▁political ▁body ▁and ▁political ▁disag re ements ▁rout in ely ▁encountered ▁should ▁never ▁be ▁considered ▁as ▁tre ason . ▁ ▁This ▁allows ▁for ▁non vi ol ent ▁resistance ▁to ▁the ▁government ▁because ▁opposition ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁life ▁or ▁death ▁proposition . ▁ ▁However , ▁Congress ▁does ▁provide ▁for ▁other ▁less er ▁sub vers ive ▁cr imes ▁such ▁as ▁consp i racy . ▁ ▁Article ▁Four ▁Article ▁Four ▁out lines ▁the ▁relations ▁among ▁the ▁states ▁and ▁between ▁each ▁state ▁and ▁the ▁federal ▁government . ▁In ▁addition , ▁it ▁provides ▁for ▁such ▁matters ▁as ▁adm itting ▁new ▁states ▁and ▁border ▁changes ▁between ▁the ▁states . ▁ ▁For ▁instance , ▁it ▁requires ▁states ▁to ▁give ▁" full ▁faith ▁and ▁credit " ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁acts , ▁records , ▁and ▁court ▁proceed ings ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁states . ▁ ▁Congress ▁is ▁permitted ▁to ▁reg ulate ▁the ▁manner ▁in ▁which ▁proof ▁of ▁such ▁acts ▁may ▁be ▁admitted . ▁ ▁The ▁" priv ile ges ▁and ▁imm un ities " ▁clause ▁prohib its ▁state ▁govern ments ▁from ▁disc rimin ating ▁against ▁citizens ▁of ▁other ▁states ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁resident ▁citizens . ▁For ▁instance , ▁in ▁criminal ▁sent encing , ▁a ▁state