Multiple Choice. Read the excerpt, then answer the question that follows.

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, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding. -Article VI, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution

According to the Supremacy Clause, what takes precedence if there is a conflict between federal and state laws?

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Responses

Federal laws
Federal laws

International treaties
International treaties

Presidential decrees
Presidential decrees

State laws

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The correct response is: Federal laws.

According to the Supremacy Clause, federal laws and treaties take precedence over state laws in the event of a conflict.

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