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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 ...
Article Six of the United States Constitution establishes the laws and treaties of the United States made in accordance with it as the supreme law of the land, forbids a religious test as a requirement for holding a governmental position, and holds the United States under the Constitution responsible for debts incurred by the United States under the Articles of Confederation.
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Article VI. All debts contracted and engagements entered into, before the adoption of this Constitution, shall be as valid against the United States under this Constitution, as under the Confederation. 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 ...
In addition, Article VI provides that federal and state executive and judicial officers as well as members of federal and state legislatures shall take an oath to support the Constitution. Finally, Article VI expressly bars using religious tests as a qualification to hold “any Office or public Trust under the United States.” 1 Footnote U.S ...
Debts, Supremacy, Oaths, Religious Tests. All Debts contracted and Engagements entered into, before the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be as valid against the United States under this Constitution, as under the Confederation. This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties ...
Henceforth, the United States of America was known as a moral nation that handled its responsibilities promptly and maturely. Part of Article 6 is that the United States took responsibility for its own debt. Section Two of Article 6. Article 6, Section 2 contains what is known as the Supremacy Clause. The Supremacy Clause is where the United ...
Overview of Article VI, Supreme Law. Clause 1 Obligations of New Federal Government. Debts and Engagements Clause. Clause 2 Supremacy Clause. Overview of Supremacy Clause. Historical Background. Articles of Confederation and Supremacy of Federal Law. Supremacy Clause and the Constitutional Convention. Debate and Ratification of Supremacy Clause.
