USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

SHAYS REBELLION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
True or false:States did not have to follow federal laws and treaties?
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Nullification, in United States constitutional history, is a legal theory that a state has the right to nullify, or invalidate, any federal laws which they deem unconstitutional with respect to the United States Constitution (as opposed to the state’s own constitution).

Detailed explanation-2: -The Constitution of India is federal, but there are some unitary features which make India a ‘quasi-federal’ state, wherein the Centre has greater power in many circumstances.

Detailed explanation-3: -Article VI, Paragraph 2 of the U.S. Constitution is commonly referred to as the Supremacy Clause. It establishes that the federal constitution, and federal law generally, take precedence over state laws, and even state constitutions.

Detailed explanation-4: -Whereas Clause 1 categorically prohibits every treaty, alliance, and confederation, the Compact Clause conditionally allows states to make agreements and compacts, provided Congress consents.

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