American Government / Unit 2 Gov 065 short lesson, about 20 seconds
ERROR: "States Can Nullify Federal Law"
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The idea
The claim that a state may nullify a federal law it deems unconstitutional is false: the supremacy clause leaves states no such power.
In practice
Nullification was pressed before the Civil War and rejected; the clause and the courts held.
Where people slip
Disagreement routes through courts, elections, and amendment — not through state veto.
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