Article VI, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution
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Article VI, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution, known as the Supremacy Clause, establishes that the Constitution, federal laws, and treaties are the supreme law of the land, overriding conflicting state laws.
Aliases (5)
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Supremacy Clause
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constitutional clause → |
| adoptedOn |
1788
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| alsoKnownAs |
Supremacy of the Constitution Clause
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| appliesIn |
all U.S. states
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all U.S. territories → |
| appliesTo |
Constitution of the United States
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federal statutes made in pursuance of the Constitution → state constitutions → state court decisions → state laws → treaties made under the authority of the United States → |
| bindingOn |
federal courts
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state governments → state judges → |
| cameIntoForceOn |
1789-03-04
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| category |
Clauses of the United States Constitution
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| constitutionalPrinciple |
federal supremacy
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hierarchy of laws → preemption of state law → |
| contradicts |
state constitutional provisions that conflict with the U.S. Constitution
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state laws that conflict with valid federal law → |
| country |
United States
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| draftedAt |
Philadelphia Convention
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| ensures |
priority of federal treaties over conflicting state law
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uniform application of federal law across all states → |
| hasShortName |
Supremacy Clause
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| interpretedBy |
Supreme Court of the United States
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| jurisdiction |
United States
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| language |
English
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| legalEffect |
binds state judges to apply federal law over conflicting state law
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establishes the Constitution as the supreme law of the land → gives supremacy to federal laws made pursuant to the Constitution → gives supremacy to treaties made under the authority of the United States → invalidates conflicting state constitutions → invalidates conflicting state regulations → invalidates conflicting state statutes → |
| partOf |
Article VI of the U.S. Constitution
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Constitution of the United States → |
| relatedDoctrine |
federal preemption doctrine
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judicial review → state nullification (rejected doctrine) → |
| textBeginsWith |
"This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof;"
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| textContains |
"any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding"
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"shall be the supreme Law of the Land" → "the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby" → |
Referenced by (10)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Cooper v. Aaron
("Article VI of the United States Constitution")
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Hines v. Davidowitz → |
constitutionalProvision |
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Article VI, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution
("Article VI of the U.S. Constitution")
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Oaths Clause ("Article VI of the United States Constitution") → |
partOf |
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Article VI of the United States Constitution
("Article VI, Clause 2")
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citedAs |
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Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution
("Article VI of the United States Constitution")
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constitutionalArticleModified |
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De Canas v. Bica
("Article VI of the United States Constitution")
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constitutionalProvisionInvolved |
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The Federalist No. 43
("Article VI of the United States Constitution")
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discusses |
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Cooper v. Aaron
("The Supremacy Clause makes the Constitution and federal court decisions binding on the states")
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holding |
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Texas Constitution
("Supremacy Clause of United States Constitution")
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subjectTo |