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Article VI, Clause 2 (the Supremacy Clause) states the US Constitution and federal laws and treaties made in accordance with the Constitution are the supreme law of the land.
Any Article III (constitutional) court (or equivalent state court) can declare a law unconstitutional if the law is part of a case they're trying or reviewing; however, the government would probably appeal the case all the way to the Supreme Court to get a definitive answer.
The US Supreme Court is the ultimate arbiter of constitutionality, and has final authority over questions of constitutionality.
Article III Courts
- US District Courts
- US Court of International Trade
- US Court of Appeals Circuit Courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
The 17th Amendment, ratified in 1913, changed the method of electing US senators.
The Seventeenth Amendment
The senate majority leader is the term given to the leader of the party with the most members in the senate.
The Judiciary Branch
The Vice President of the United States.
Government officials can't accept positions without Congress' consent.
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Direct taxes are illegal in the united states unless everyone is taxed at the same rate.
True
power of the state government
100, 2 from each state, make up the United States Senate.
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False
U.S. Representatives serve two-year terms. U.S. Senators serve six-years terms. Members of Congress of both chambers have no term limit.
