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The states can establish local governments, conduct elections, create corporation laws, regulate business within the state, make marriage laws, provide for public safety, establish and maintain schools, and assume other powers not delegated to the national government or prohibited to states.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoActually, NO powers are given to the states. The states reserve to themselves certain powers listed in the Constitution, and all powers and rights that are not given by the Constitution to the Federal Government. This is not a minor point. The People are the source of authority, and they give to the Constitution any 'power' that it has to organize and empower government. Whatever isn't specified for some other branch of government remains with the original source of authority.
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∙ 9y agoAccording to the Tenth Amendment, "The 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." This means that if the Constitution does not specify that something is a federal law, the states are permitted to create laws that apply to their own citizens. For example, in the Constitution, the First Amendment says that all Americans have the right to freedom of religion; the Nineteenth Amendment gives women the right to vote. But there is nothing in the Constitution about the right age for getting a driver's license (or for getting married), nor whether you must show a photo ID in order to vote. These and other issues are left up to state legislatures, which may decide upon laws that regulate a variety of issues. (Of course, in some cases, citizens may challenge a state law, and eventually the Supreme Court will have to decide if that law aligns with what the Constitution says.)
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∙ 16y agoThat depends on the Constitution of the State. The Constitution of the United States does not specifically direct what the powers of the states are.
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∙ 14y agoconduct elections, set up local government, set up public school systems, and oversee buisness
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∙ 9y ago*retain* my bad
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Why does the constitution have a long list of powers for the federal government but not for the states?
The American Constitution delegates all powers not specifically assigned to the Federal government to the States. This is know as the 'residual powers clause' and is outlined in Article I.
In a federal model of government some powers are exercised by both the national government and the states true or false?
true
Does the 10th Amendment state that the people retain certain rights even if the Constitution does not enumerate them?
No, the Ninth Amendment talks about individuals' non-enumerated rights:Amendment IX"The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people."The Tenth Amendment talks about (government) powers:Amendment X"The 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.
What does ''states rights'' mean and what do they have to with the Civil War?
a doctrine that federal powers should be curtailed and returned to the individual states
Identify the following phrase The 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 Tenth Amendment
How are the states are interdependent and subject to the federal government?
In general states are sovereign and retain all power not specifically granted to the feds by the constitution such as national defense. The federal government is limited to the powers specifically granted to them and the states retain all other powers.
Why is the sphere of powers held by the states so huge?
The US constitution was originally an agreement between 13 states. The states wished to retain substantial powers for themselves, so they did.
What is Representational federalism?
Representational federalism is the assertion that no constitutional division of powers exists between the nation and the states, but the states retain their constitutional role merely by selecting the president and members of Congress.
What is a system of government in which states retain sovereign authority except for powers expressly delegated to a national government?
A constitutional republic is such a system. The US Constitution specifies clearly that all powers not specifically given to Federal government are retained by the states.
Does The federal government accrues all powers not specifically delegated to the states?
The state governments retain all powers not specifically delegated to the federal government. So, as you see, it is other way around.Hence, the answer to this question is ' NO, it does not.' This is FALSE.
What powers are set aside for the people or states?
Reserved powers are the powers set aside for the states or people.
In assigning the powers of government the Constitution states?
lists the powers given to national government and the powers denied the states and leaves all other powers to the states
Reserved powers are those powers reserved for?
Reserved powers are those powers reserved for not reserved for- but granted to the states. The definition of reserved powers: All powers not expressed in the Constitution are granted to the states and called reserved powers.
Which document states the powers of congress?
The Constitution states the powers of Congress.
What are powers of the states?
The Tenth Amendment to the US Constitution reads: "The 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."
What are the restrictive powers?
The 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.C. RESERVED POWERS
What are restricted powers?
The 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.C. RESERVED POWERS
