Question

What is the relationship between the U.S. Constitution and the states? (1 point)
• States can apply U.S. constitutional rights differently to people in their states.
The U.S. Constitution abolished state constitutions.
• Federal courts can decide all state constitutional cases.
• The U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the nation.

Answer 1

"The U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the nation." (Article VI Supremacy Clause — federal law and the Constitution override conflicting state law.)