The U.S. is based on a federal government. The federal government has the upper hand over the state laws.

**Supremacy Clause** implies that the supreme law of the land on which the Constitution is based makes all states **obliged to follow the federal law.** This allows the federal government to **legally resolve possible conflict inside the federation**, as the judges must follow the federal law regardless of state’s law or concerning matter.

The purpose of the Supreme Clause is to create **integrity** within different levels of the government; federal, state, and local.

The integrity of states is achieved by all states obliging the federal law, which is the “highest” law. The Supreme Clause legally allows the government to do so. Therefore, the federal government can solve arising conflicts.

The national government or **the U.S. federal government** has the **upper hand on all of the states**.

With **Article I**, the **federal government puts some limitations on states**. Only the national government has the power to resolve conflicts between states, declare war and raise the army, coin money, and impose a duty on imports and exports. It is in charge of issues considering states as a union and can recorrect misconduct of states.

Both the states and the federal government have the right to create and pass laws, establish courts, imply tax, and borrow money. States can hold their own elections, establish a local government, and regulate intrastate commerce.

**Some powers of the national**, or we can say the federal government, are **shared with the States**. Only the federal government **has specific powers above states**, and states must oblige by the federal government’s decisions if necessary.

When there is an issue within the states that the local government can not handle, the Constitution states that **the federal government** can and should resolve threats and uncontrolled actions since its **job is to maintain order within the union**.

This was the case of riots in Detroit during the summer of 1967. The **local government could not manage the riots**, so the president was fully eligible to call in the federal troops and help Detroit.

This was a matter of exception to which the president had the **right to legal executive force**. **Article II** of the Constitution suggests that and gives the president the right to do so.

The **president relied on the principles of the Constitution** from Article II and legally granted the permission of federal troops to enter and help the Detroit riots since the local government could not manage them.

The federal government regulates the activities of the large companies, while regulation of business services and giving licenses is the power of the local and state governments.

The **state regulates its inner governmental services** for the citizens and **issues licenses** for teachers, nurses, lawyers, doctors, therapists, electricians, et cetera.

Anna applies for a license to become a lawyer to the state government because the state government issues licenses and has the legal power to do so.

The **Framers used the separation of representative government’s power** that is aligned with the checks and balances of the three branches.

They believed that the people **would govern the government without the government oppressing** them and that the government had enough power to create order in the federation. This is the reason for government’s success.

The government’s Constitution was ratified only about 250 years ago, and today the U.S. is one of the most potent forces in the world.

It has worked because the system was set up in a way that manages to protect the citizens, create order, pass laws, let the people chose the representatives and all without the abuse of the government.

The Framers chose the **separation of powers** because it allows the government to be governed by the people while still protecting the citizens. In this way, the government managed to achieve success.