The Supremacy Clause, Stipulated in Article VI of the Constitution

question 18

Multiple Choice

The supremacy clause, stipulated in Article VI of the Constitution, holds that

• A) in a conflict between federal and state laws, the former will override the latter.
• B) in the federal system established by the Constitution, the true source of sovereignty is in the people.
• C) federal laws will be supreme in the national sphere, and state laws will be supreme in local affairs.
• D) as a sovereign institution, the only limits that the federal government need obey are ones that it establishes for itself.
• E) despite temporarily sacrificing certain powers to the federal government, the state governments remain sovereign entities.

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