When a state constitution is inconsistent with the United States Constitution there is simply one answer for this issue. The solution can be found in Article 6 Clause 2 of the US Constitution, the Supremacy Clause. According to the textbook, the Supremacy Clause explains that the “powers of the national government are not limited by any specific sate power” (Cochran E. Clarke 22). In other words the national law preempts state law even when the laws conflict. For example, the US Constitution prohibits mandatory religious tests in order to serve in any public office. However, the Texas Constitution requires that public servants recognize the existence of a Supreme Being. In this instance, a federal court may require Texas to stop this certain
