Author Question: Article VI of the U.S. Constitution contains the supremacy clause. What is the importance of this ... (Read 53 times)

asmith134 · **on:** Jul 9, 2018

Article VI of the U.S. Constitution contains the supremacy clause. What is the importance of this clause?

a. It requires that the individual state constitutions will be the supreme law of the land and that the national constitution may not override them.
b. It creates the standard that no other law, state constitution, or government action may override the U.S. Constitution, which is considered the supreme law of the land.
c. It states that Congress is supreme over the other two branches of government.
d. It provides that no single government has supremacy over another.
e. It establishes the supremacy of the American citizen as the ultimate power.

Question 2

Article I of the U.S. Constitution grants that Congress has the power to make laws that are necessary and proper to carry out its duties. What is the meaning of this statement?

a. Congress has the power to make laws that serve as a means to achieving its own expressly delegated powers.
b. Congress is required to enact most laws.
c. The Constitution contains all of the rights and powers necessary for Congress to perform its duties.
d. Congress ultimately has the power to override any state laws that it deems unnecessary or improper.
e. Congress is expected to keep its lawmaking function to a minimum.