four, five provides that the constitution shall be the supreme law of the land.
which article provides that the constitution shall be the supreme law of the land?
four, five
article six of the united states constitution





















































article six of the united states constitution establishes the laws and treaties of the united states made in accordance with it as the supreme law of the land, forbids a religious test as a requirement for holding a governmental position, and holds the united states under the constitution responsible for debts incurred by the united states under the articles of confederation.





















































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the first clause of the article provides that debts contracted prior to the adoption of the constitution remain valid, as they were under the articles of confederation.





















































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article six of the united states constitution
in the exercise of its original jurisdiction – that is, its power to hear cases for the first time – the high court carries out two types of judicial review: judicial review of legislation, and judicial review of administrative acts. regarding the former, article 4 of the constitution states: "this constitution is the supreme law of the republic of singapore and any law enacted by the legislature after the commencement of this constitution which is inconsistent with this constitution shall, to the extent of the inconsistency, be void." in "tan eng hong v. attorney-general" (2012), the court of appeal held that although the article only refers to laws enacted after the constitution's commencement on 9 august 1965, laws which pre-date the constitution can also be invalidated by the court. in addition, article 162 provides that ordinary laws that were in force prior to the constitution coming into force on 9 august 1965 continue to apply after the constitution's commencement but must be construed with such modifications, adaptations, qualifications and exceptions as may be necessary to bring them into conformity with the constitution. thus, the constitution reflects the principle established in the landmark decision of the supreme court of the united states, "marbury v. madison" (1803): since it is the role of the courts to interpret the law, they have power to decide whether ordinary laws are inconsistent with the constitution and, if so, to declare such laws to be void. in the 1994 case "chan hiang leng colin v. public prosecutor" the high court adopted a similar stance, and also affirmed that declaring void administrative actions and decisions that infringe the constitution is part of its responsibility:
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