American Heritage question (US Constitution), please....?

Question

Which of the following statements is false?

a. There is no moral theory spelled out in the Constitution, but it is nevertheless based on an underlying moral theory.

b. The Founders' use of "auxiliary precautions" is based on the assumption that human virtue could fail.

c. The main purpose of a federal structure, as understood by the Framers of the Constitution, was to concentrate sovereignty in a single power (the federal government), rather than continue with a system of totally independent states.

d. The Constitution specifically stated that all laws of Congress would be the supreme law of the land, no matter what any state constitution or state laws should say to the contrary.

Answer 1

I am going to go with "a" being false.

b. I think the Founding Fathers placed the checks & balances in the Constitution along with the power to impeach because they believed human virtue could fail.

c. While powers not mentioned in the Constitution were to remain with the states, sovereignty was concentrated in the federal government when it came to dealing with other countries. Example: States did not have the right to make treaties with foriegn nations...therefore, states are not sovereign under the Constitution.

d. State law can not supercede federal law. State laws can be challeneged in Federal Court...all the way up to the US Supreme Court.