Supremacy Clause

Supremacy Clause in the United States

Supremacy Clause

United States Constitution

According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article titled SUPREMACY CLAUSEThe supremacy clause of Article VI, clause 2, declares: “This Constitution and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the authority of the United States, shall be the supreme law of the Land.” This
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Concept of Supremacy Clause

In the U.S., in the context of the U.S. Constitution and Federalism, Supremacy Clause has the following meaning: The second paragraph of Article VI of the U.S. Constitution is known as the Supremacy Clause. It addresses the issue of the balance of power in the federal relationship between the national government and state governments by stating that the U.S. Constitution, laws passed by Congress, and treaties of the United States, are the supreme law of the land, and must be adhered to by the state governments. (Source of this definition of Supremacy Clause : University of Texas)