The U.S. Constitution conferred only a very few and narrow powers upon the federal government, most generally relating to the military, borders, customs and diplomacy. All other powers are outside of the jurisdiction of the federal government. Article 10 of the U.S. Constitution states that all powers and legislative authority not expressly delegated to the federal government is reserved to the States and to the People.
The states could pass and enforce laws and also regulate trade within the state.
According to the 10th Amendment, all powers are reserved to the state that are not expressly given to the national level of government yet not denied to the states.
The U.S. Constitution conferred only a very few and narrow powers upon the federal government, most generally relating to the military, borders, customs and diplomacy. All other powers are outside of the jurisdiction of the federal government. Article 10 of the U.S. Constitution states that all powers and legislative authority not expressly delegated to the federal government is reserved to the States and to the People.
State constitutions.
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Expressed powers
they are rserved powers
Prior to the adoption of the Constitution, the states were seen as sovereign entities that voluntarily entered into the union by adopting the constitution. The principle of state sovereignty, or states' rights, continued into the new government. States retain some sovereignty like separate nations would, but important functions are delegated to the federal government. The reserving of powers for the states allows for local solutions to problems and experimentation with new policies.
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powers that are not in the constitution do not exist any where else. (legaly)
what powers does a state legislature have? They have all of those powers that the state constitution does not grant exclusively to the executive or judicial branches of the State's government or its local units and neither the State constitution nor the United States Constitution denies to the legislature.