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The Federal Laws take precedance over any state laws.

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Can a state law be more important than a federal law?

Yes.


Which law must yield when a state law and a national law conflict?

The State's law must yield, because it stands beneath all forms of Federal Law. This is always true, because a state law can't go against a National law. ex. if the National law is you have to be 21 to drink and the state says you have to be 19 to drink, the national will overrun tha law of that state.


What is the role of national law?

National law are those laws enacted at a Federal level in our Nation's capitol by our Senate and House of Representatives. State law are those laws enforcible only within the state in which they were enacted and were enacted by State government.


Can a state national be arrested by law enforcement authorities?

Yes, a state national can be arrested by law enforcement authorities if they are suspected of committing a crime or violating the law.


Where state law conflicts with national law national law prevails due to what?

This is due to a thing called SubpoenaIn the US, national law overrules state law due to "the supreme law of the land" clause in the US constitution.This is similar to the doctrine known as the supremacy of EC law.


What part of the constitution says there is a conflict between a national and state law the national law wins?

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What is the different between a state law and a federal law?

A state law is created by the state and only pertains to that single state. A federal law is created by the national government and is enforced throughout the whole nation. Federal law overrides state law.


National law definition?

A national law is a law that applies to an entire country. It is different than state laws, which apply only to individual states.


Is it true the state law is superior to national law when the two conflict?

The Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution, as well as the 14th Amendment, state that federal law and regulation are superior to state law.


What happens if a us national law conflicts with state or local law?

No state can constitutionally have a law that conflicts with national laws. However, amendment can be made to the national constitution to make room for a difference so that a state may pass a law. An example can be the state law banning gay marriage. The Constitution bans the federal government from prohibiting freedom of religion, but it also states that the states reserve the right to govern certain aspects of the law at their own discression.


If there is ever a conflict between a law passed by a state and one passed by the national government what happens?

The law passed by the national government is supreme


National blank must be obeyed when in conflict with state law?

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