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Three Sources of Law - Answer Constitutional Law Statutory Law Common Law Constitutional Law - Answer The supreme law of the land. All other laws must comply with the basic constitutional provisions. Statutory Law - Answer Declares, commands, or Prohibits something. The written will of the politically elected legislature. Common Law - Answer Judge Made Law Tradition based "Case Law" Types of Law - Answer Substantive Law Procedural Law United States Constitution - Answer Divided into Seven Major Articles. US Constitution Article VI/Supremacy Clause - Answer The Constitution, laws, and treaties of the United States are the supreme law of the land. Judges of every state are bound by the US Constitution regardless of contrary state law. This article also requires all legislative, executive, and judicial officers of both the states and the United States to take an oath to support the Constitution.