Question: Why does the national government typically prevail over state governments when they are in conflict? a. The Supreme Court's decision in Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) established federal government supremacy. b. The Constitution's supremacy clause gives the national government supremacy in most such instances. c. The national government has a larger enforcement force: the US Army and US Navy. d. The state governments lack the resources to pursue legal action in most cases.