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You've heard it before: "the U.S. Constitution is the Question Blank 1 of 7
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." Just why is this the case? This clause is found in the United States Constitution, specifically in Question Blank 2 of 7
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, clause 2. This establishes the Supremacy of the U.S. Constitution: it takes legal Question Blank 3 of 7
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to any laws or rulings of the states. This was actually first proposed by William Patterson of the Constitutional Convention in his Question Blank 4 of 7
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plan of governments. In short, if a Question Blank 5 of 7
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law and a Question Blank 6 of 7
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law conflict, the national law takes precedence every time. If the US Supreme Court rules an action to be Question Blank 7 of 7
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, all states must abide by that ruling.

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1. "the supreme law of the land"
2. Article VI
3. precedence over
4. New Jersey (Plan)
5. federal
6. state
7. unconstitutional