Question

The highest authority in the United States is the

Select one:
a. Constitution, because of the supremacy clause
b. Constitution, because of the enumerated powers
c. Tenth Amendment, because of the supremacy clause
d. Tenth Amendment, because of the enumerated powers

Answer 1

A is the correct answer.

The Supremacy Clause establishes the United States Constitution as the dominant law in the land.

As a result, the United States Constitution is the highest source of law, higher than all of the State's constitutions.