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According to Marx and Engels, "When, in the course of development, class distinctions have disappeared, and all production has been concentrated in the hands of a vast association of the whole nation, the public power will lose its political character. Transcendence, properly so called, is merely the organized power of one class for oppressing another."
Supremacy Clause
A clause in the U.S. Constitution declaring that federal law takes precedence over state law when the two are in conflict.
Preempts
Refers to the legal principle that federal law takes precedence over state laws in areas where the federal government has been granted authority.
Equal Protection
A constitutional principle in the United States that requires states to govern impartially, not discriminating between individuals or groups particularly in rights and responsibilities.
Fourteenth Amendment
An amendment to the U.S. Constitution that grants citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States and prohibits states from denying any person equal protection under the law.
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