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Supreme law of the land
Article VI of the U.S. Constitution establishes the concept of "supreme law of the land." The Constitution, laws passed by Congress, and treaties of the United States are supreme to state and local laws.
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It's not a law, per se, that is the supreme law of the land. It's the U.S. Constitution and laws made pursuant to the Constitution. The Supremacy Clause of the Constitution (Art. 6, cl. 2) also includes U.S. Treaties as part of the supreme law of the land.
Article VI established the supremacy of US laws, forbade religious affiliation to be used in determining official positions, and made all previous US debts the responsibility of the new government.
The correct order of the ladder of laws in the US from top to bottom is: the US Constitution, federal laws (including treaties), state constitutions, and state laws. The Supremacy Clause establishes that the US Constitution is the supreme law of the land, followed by federal laws and treaties.
The Constitution, the laws of the United States, and treaties entered into by the United States are the supreme law of the land. This is known as the supremacy clause.
The Constitution, Federal Statutes, and U.S Treaties.According to the Supremacy Clause in Article VI of the Constitution, federal laws and treaties made in accordance with the US Constitution.Article VI, Supremacy ClauseThis Constitution, and the laws of the United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof; and all treaties made, or which shall be made, under the authority of the United States, shall be the supreme law of the land; and the judges in every state shall be bound thereby, anything in the Constitution or laws of any State to the contrary notwithstanding.
None of the Amendments make that statement; Article VI, Clause 2 (the Supremacy Clause), part of the original body of the Constitution that predates the Amendments declares the Constitution and federal laws and treaties made in accordance with the Constitution are the supreme law of the land. In other words, Constitution, federal laws and treaties can overrule state and local laws.Article VI, Clause 2 (Supremacy Clause)This Constitution, and the laws of the United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof; and all treaties made, or which shall be made, under the authority of the United States, shall be the supreme law of the land; and the judges in every state shall be bound thereby, anything in the Constitution or laws of any State to the contrary notwithstanding.
This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land. (Article VI)
The Supremacy Clause is a clause in the constitution of the United States. It declares that the constitution, along with federal statutes and US treaties, constitute the law of the land, above anything else.
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