Question 2 of 128 American Government ★ 65/20 question

What is the supreme law of the land?

Q: What is the supreme law of the land?

The supreme law of the land is the U.S. Constitution. The U.S. Constitution is the highest law in the country. No federal law, state law or court decision can go against it. If a law conflicts with the Constitution, courts can strike that law down.

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The supreme law of the land is the U.S. Constitution.

What it means

The U.S. Constitution is the highest law in the country. No federal law, state law or court decision can go against it. If a law conflicts with the Constitution, courts can strike that law down.

The Constitution was written in 1787 at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia and is still in use today. It sets up the government, divides its power and protects the rights of the people.

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First page of the U.S. Constitution beginning with the words We the People, signed in 1787 — The U.S. Constitution, page 1 (1787). National Archives. Public domain (U.S. National Archives), via Wikimedia Commons.

Memory tip: "Supreme" means the top. The top law in the U.S. is the Constitution.

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Official source: USCIS M-1778 (09/25), 128 Civics Questions and Answers (2025 version). Last checked: 2026-10-31.