Supremacy Clause, Article VI

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:constitutional_law
gptkbp:adoptedBy 1787
gptkbp:appliesTo federal laws
treaties
state judges
gptkbp:citation gptkb:McCulloch_v._Maryland
gptkb:Cooper_v._Aaron
gptkb:Gibbons_v._Ogden
gptkbp:enforcedBy gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
gptkbp:establishes federal law supremacy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Supremacy Clause, Article VI
gptkbp:language 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; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding.
gptkbp:limitation state constitutions
state laws
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Article_VI_of_the_United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:purpose resolve conflicts between federal and state law
gptkbp:state Constitution is the supreme law of the land
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cooper_v._Aaron
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6