The Supremacy Clause is a clause within Article VI<span> of the U.S. Constitution which dictates that federal law is the "supreme law of the land". This means that judges in every state must follow the Constitution, laws, and treatises of the federal government in matters which are directly or indirectly within the government's control. Under the doctrine of preemption, which is based on the Supremacy Clause, federal law preempts state law, even when the laws conflict. Thus, a federal court may require a state to stop certain behavior it believes interferes with, or is in conflict with, federal law.</span>
I think you mean broke away from the Roman Catholic church. The answer would be John Calvin, a <span>French theologian and advocate of the </span>Protestant Reformation and Martin Luther, also of the Protestant Reformation being a priest from Germany.
