limited governement
The United States Constitution spells out a number of powers that belong to the Federal government. It also specifies that any powers not given to the Federal government are reserved for the states.
limited governement
The powers of the Federal government delineated in the US Constitution, give the federal government its duty to enforce Federal laws granted to it by the Constitution. If the powers not mentioned to belong to the Federal government, are left to the States.
Yes, the Constitution of the United States grants certain powers to the federal government. Then, it goes on to state that any rights or powers not specifically given to the federal government belong to the states. Since passage of the 14th Amendment in 1865, the federal government has assumed more and more power that originally was meant to be vested in the states.
The federal government has the power to do whatever the Constitution allows it too. Anything else not mentioned in the Constitution is beyond the federal government's power. Those rights are reserved for the people.
The US Constitution belongs to the citizens of the United States. The Constitution governs the Federal government. It was ratified on June 21, 1788.
It states that any powers not given to the federal government belong to the people.
The Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution states that any powers not specifically given to the federal government by the Constitution, or prohibited to the states, belong to the states or the people.
The purpose of the constitution was to link the states into a stronger national or federal government.
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