It is important for the federal system that the Constitution is the “Supreme Law of the Land”.
This is because it is necessary to have something to base everything off of in order to ensure fairness and order. Before the Constitution, the states held all the power. Government only had the ability to enforce the will of the separate states. Government had no power to collect taxes, declare war or form an army; everything was dependent upon the laws of the states. For this reason, chaos was seen throughout the United States. It was then necessary to draft a supreme law, something that would give powers to both the states and government. After a supreme law was established, everything could then be viewed in regard to the supreme law. After the
This is because it is necessary to have something to base everything off of in order to ensure fairness and order. Before the Constitution, the states held all the power. Government only had the ability to enforce the will of the separate states. Government had no power to collect taxes, declare war or form an army; everything was dependent upon the laws of the states. For this reason, chaos was seen throughout the United States. It was then necessary to draft a supreme law, something that would give powers to both the states and government. After a supreme law was established, everything could then be viewed in regard to the supreme law. After the