The box "The Game,the Rules,the Players," discusses how the U.S.Supreme Court has consistently rejected the Compact Theory of Union holding that __________.

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The Compact Theory of Union asserts that the Constitution is a compact, or agreement, among the states and that the states hold ultimate sovereignty over the federal government. However, the Supreme Court has consistently rejected this theory and upheld the idea that the Constitution derives its authority from the people, not the states. This means that the states cannot override or impede national laws, as they are subordinate to the federal government under the Constitution. Therefore, choices A and B are incorrect. Choice D is also incorrect as it contradicts the Constitution's preamble that states "We the People of the United States...do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."

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