Question

The supremacy clause sets up a hierarchy that allows federalism to operate. What is correct hierarchy from greatest to least of the following? 1. state laws 2. acts and treaties of Congress 3. city and county ordinances 4. the Constitution 5. state constitutions

Answer 1

1.The Constitution
2.acts and treaties of congress
3.state constitutions
4.state laws
5.city and county ordinances

Answer 2

Answer:

The correct legal hierarchy, according to the Supremacy Clause, is:

1- The Constitution of the United States

2- Acts and treaties of Congress

3- State Constitutions

4- State laws

5- City and county ordinances

Explanation:

The Supremacy Clause, inserted in Article VI of the Constitution of the United States, indicates that the Constitution itself, as well as the laws and treaties adopted by the federal government, constitute the supreme law "of the land, that is, that the States of the United States are not sovereign, but must submit to federal laws and, therefore, not contradict them.