Article VI

Article 6 says:

All Debts contracted and Engagements entered into, before the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be as valid against the United States under this Constitution, as under the Confederation.

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, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding.

 The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.

Explanation

The purpose of the article is that the Constitution made the states less powerful than the Federal Congress.

The article is saying that nothing can overcome the Constitution.  In basic words, it says that it is the top olaw above all things.  Nothing can possibly be stronger than it.

History

Article VI was approved in 1787.  This article was included in order to switch power from the states to Congress.  It was included because people thought that the states were getting too powerful.  It is still important today because it changed power.  Otherwise, more authority would still be with the states.  An example would be if the states still had power, then some states would have some laws and others would have other laws.