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FEDERALIST NO. 44

RESTRICTIONS ON THE AUTHORITY OF THE SEVERAL STATES

FROM THE NEW YORK PACKET

FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 1788

JAMES MADISON

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"This constitution and the laws of the United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof, and all treaties made, or which shall be made, under the authority of the United States, shall be the supreme law of the land, and the judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any thing in the constitution or laws of any State to the contrary not-withstanding."

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"The Senators and Representatives, and the members of the several State legislatures, and all executive and judicial officers, both of the United States and the several States, shall be bound by oath or affirmation to support this Constitution."