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Is Guam a colony?
The easy answer is NO. The reason for that answer is that it is a federal territory. There can be no colonies any more. The Constitution of the United States grants all powers to the States and only the powers given from the States is to be held by the federal government. In this regard any non-State land under the Constituion of the United States is to be considered federal territory, and as such is under the laws of the U.S. Constitution. Each State is under the laws of their own Constitution.
How did the US constitution address the problem under the articles of confederation that congress had no power to ensure its laws were followed by the state?
it created an executive branch to inforce laws
The Constitution is organized into?
laws
What purposes do the amendments to the Constitution serve?
They tell the regulations and laws in the Constitution
What law takes priority if a state constitution amendment conflicts with the US Constitution?
The U.S. constitution takes priority as set forth in the Supremacy Clause (Art. VI, Cl. 2):"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, anything in the Constitution or laws of any State to the contrary notwithstanding."
