1. What is the supreme law of the land?
Answer:
The Constitution.
Explanation.
Back in 1787, more than 200 years ago,
the United States of America didn’t exist the way it does today.
There were just 13 states, and after they gained independence from Great Britain,
they had a very weak government.
They struggled to survive (or continue to exist) for several years with this weak government,
but they had many problems.
So the 13 states decided to work together
and write a new document (or written record) to make the country stronger and more unified (or as one group),
so they could work better together as one nation.
They called this new document the Constitution.
The word “Constitution” comes from the verb to constitute, meaning to put things together.
The Constitution joined (or put together) the 13 states into a new country.
Since that time,
the Constitution has been the supreme (or highest) law in the United States.
Everyone who lives in the United States must obey (or follow) the Constitution.
If there is a disagreement over whether something is legal (agrees with the law) or illegal (against the law),