How did treating the Constitution as the supreme law help prevent a return to apartheid-like rule?

Correct answer: It subjected all state action to equality and rights

Correct answer: C. Constitutional supremacy means that the Constitution is the highest legal authority. Government officials, legislatures and courts must act within its limits. If a new law discriminates on racial grounds or violates protected rights, it can be challenged and reviewed through constitutional institutions. A is the opposite of supremacy: no ordinary law can stand above the Constitution. B is wrong because courts are important in checking unconstitutional action; they are not made inactive. D is wrong because the purpose of the new constitutional order was to reject racial separation and unequal citizenship. The key chain is: supreme Constitution, protected rights, review of state action, prevention of arbitrary rule. Memory cue: “supreme law limits rulers.”