Constitutional HighlightsConstitutional Highlights are published periodically to give in-depth treatment to a particular aspect of Wisconsin constitutional law.Article I, Sections 8 and 10; Article 6; and the 10th Amendment FEDERAL PREEMPTION OF STATE LAW- May 1, 2003 A primary concern of the framers in drafting the U.S. Constitution was to balance power between the states and the federal government. One method of striking this balance was to give the states a measure of control over the selection of federal officers and, as a result, the operation of the federal government.http://www.legis.wisconsin.gov/lrb/pubs/consthi/03consthiIII051.htm |