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The United States Constitution was ratified in order to establish a federal government with specified powers as well as conducting relations with foreign governments.
There is absolutely no doubt or debatable point on this question except to those that believe the US Constitution is a "living document and not written law". The Tenth Amendment explicitly states the Constitution's principle of federalism by providing that powers not granted to the federal government nor prohibited to the state by the Constitution of the United States are reserved to the states or the people.
The 14th Amendment to the U.S Constitution enforces federal law, including the Bill of Rights, on the state governments. However, before the 14th Amendment, states did have the ability to "violate" the rights of their citizens.
Under the Tenth Amendment of the US Constitution, the powers not delegated to the federal government are reserved first to the state governments, and then to the people.Amendment XThe powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.
The Constitution of the United States, for the most part, has described the role of the Federal government, the basic rights of US citizens, and the limits of the Federal governments powers. As such, it's my opinion that it is a current and thus primary source of information.
The powers granted to the federal government under the US Constitution include expressed powers and implied powers. Expressed powers include the ability to lay and collect taxes, borrow moneys on the credit of the United States, issue patents and copyrights, and declare war.
Delegated powers are found in the United States Constitution. These powers are specifically granted to the federal government, such as the power to regulate interstate commerce, declare war, and coin money.
The constitution establishes the United States as a Federal Republic.
A federal system of government is one that divides the powers of government between the national (federal) government and local (state) governments. The Constitution of the United States established the federal system, also known as federalism. Under federalism, each level of government has sovereignty in some areas and shares powers in other areas. For example: both the federal and state governments have the power to tax. Only the federal government can declare war.
The European Union, The United Nations, NATO
The powers that the Constitution does not delegate to the United States and that which is not prohibited to the States are reserved to the State.
The United States Constitution does not explicitly mention education, as education is primarily a responsibility of the individual states. However, the 10th Amendment reserves powers not granted to the federal government to the states, which includes education.