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<blockquote>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.</blockquote>
 
<blockquote>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.</blockquote>
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The Supremacy Clause is a part of [[United States Constitution:Article VI]], section 2.
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The Supremacy Clause is a part of [[United States Constitution:Article VI|United States Constitution: Article VI]], section 2.
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==Preemption doctrine==
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{{main|Federal preemption}}
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The preemption doctrine is a principle derived from the supremacy of the Constitution.  It applies mainly due to the need for preventing conflicts between federal and state law.
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When a conflict is not clear as to which law should apply, the Supreme Court will generally try to follow the intent of lawmakers.  In Ware v. Hylton, a statue was passed in the state of Virginia which secured debt payments to creditors in Britain.  The Treaty of Paris contains clauses for the treatment of British creditors, so to be consistent with the Supremacy Clause and the Constitution's [[Delegated Powers|delegated power]] of treaty making, the Virginia law was held to be "null and void".<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=ris3AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA188 Reports of Cases Ruled and Adjudged in the Several Courts of the United States, and of Pennsylvania: Held at the Seat of the Federal Government, Volume 3]</ref>
    
==See also==
 
==See also==
 
* [[Constitutional supremacy]]
 
* [[Constitutional supremacy]]
 
* [[Federalist No. 33]]
 
* [[Federalist No. 33]]
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==References==
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[[Category:United States Law]]
 
[[Category:United States Law]]
 
[[Category:United States Constitution]]
 
[[Category:United States Constitution]]
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