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ARTICLE VI

PRIOR DEBTS, NATIONAL SUPREMACY, AND OATHS OF OFFICE

CONTENTS

• Clause 1. Validity of Prior Debts and Engagements
• Clause 2. Supremacy of the Constitution, Laws and Treaties
  • National Supremacy
    • Marshall's Interpretation of the National Supremacy Clause
    • Task of the Supreme Court Under the Clause: Preemption
    • The Operation of the Supremacy Clause
      • Federal Immunity Laws and State Courts
      • Priority of National Claims Over State Claims
    • Obligation of State Courts Under the Supremacy Clause
    • Supremacy Clause Versus the Tenth Amendment
    • Federal Instrumentalities and Personnel and State Police Power
    • The Doctrine of Federal Exemption From State Taxation
      • McCulloch v. Maryland
      • Applicability of Doctrine to Federal Securities
      • Taxation of Government Contractors
      • Taxation of Salaries of Employees of Federal Agencies
      • Ad Valorem Taxes Under the Doctrine
      • Federal Property and Functions
      • Federally Chartered Finance Agencies: Statutory Exemptions
      • Royalties
      • Immunity of Lessees of Indian Lands
    • Summation and Evaluation
• Clause 3. Oath of Office
  • Power of Congress in Respect to Oaths
  • National Duties of State Officers

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