The supremacy clause in the U.S. Constitution establishes that federal law and the Constitution are superior to any state laws. This means that if there is a conflict between a state law and a federal law or the Constitution, the federal law or Constitution must be followed instead.

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The Supremacy Clause

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The supremacy clause

A) states that Congress is the most powerful branch of the government.
B) establishes that no branch of government is supreme over others.
C) announces that the Constitution and all laws made under it are superior to any state laws.
D) announces that state laws are superior to any federal laws.
E) declares that no European powers shall interfere in North America.

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