2.1 Introduction

• Library: A Guide to Legal Research in Virginia (Virginia CLE) (2017 Ed.)

2.1 INTRODUCTION

The Constitution of Virginia is the controlling primary authority for Virginia law, but its scope is limited by various provisions of the United States Constitution. The United States Constitution prohibits states from engaging in certain aspects of foreign relations, from entering into interstate compacts without congressional consent, and from printing currency. ¹ The Supremacy Clause assures that the United States Constitution, laws enacted pursuant thereto, and United States treaties...