What is the supreme law of the land?

Answers from the USCIS list

Give this answer.

• the Constitution

Our explanation

“Supreme” means highest, and “the land” means the country. The Constitution is the highest law in the United States. Everyone living here must follow it. Laws made by Congress must also follow the Constitution.

Remember it

Supreme means highest. The Constitution is the top law of the country.

Source

USCIS 2025 Study Guide (One Nation, One People, M-1175) p. 15, 31: “This means that everyone living in the United States must follow the Constitution.” … “the laws that Congress writes must also follow the Constitution.”

• Civics (History and Government) Questions for the Naturalization Test (2008 version), rev. 08/21 (PDF, USCIS)

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