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The Supremacy Clause

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The supremacy clause, in Article VI, declares the Constitution and federal law made under it the supreme law of the land.

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When a state law clashes with a constitutional federal law, the federal law prevails.

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The clause binds the country to one body of law; subordinating states was not its stated intent.