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AP United States Government and Politics
Unit 1: Foundations of American Democracy
9th
Debt, Supremacy Oaths, and Religious Tests... what are all these things doing in Article 6?
Debts
addressed in the Article to assure European creditors that they’ll pay off the debts of Old America from the time of the Revolutionary War; to build trust with other countries (in case they have to borrow money again or smth lol, you never know)
Supremacy Clause
The Constitution is supreme over every law; no one is above the law.
Prevention of Religious Tests
Essentially in a way, upholding Separation of Church and State?
Although pretty much every President seems to take a religious oath at their inauguration, the point is, they have that choice, unlike for example, at that time, people in other countries with mandated to take religious tests.
Essentially, everything mentioned (Debt, Supremacy Oaths, and Religious Tests) glue together to…
describe the continuity of the US government.
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