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What word means that the government has only the powers that the people grant it?
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"Unenumerated rights" or "retained rights." The basis for that status is the ninth amendment to the Constitution:
"The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people." For a discussion of that amendment, see http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/amendment09/
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In what are delegated powers given?
No, to delegate means to give to another (as in a job or a responsibility). So to delegate a power means to give it to someone else. In the U.S. Constitution, powers are given to the government by the states and the people, not given to the states and the people by the government.
What powers mean that each branch of government is independent?
"Separation of powers," Means that each branch of government is independent
Concurrent powers means that the national government?
I think your asking "What are concurrent powers". The answer is that they are powers shared by the federal government and the state governments
The 9th and 10th amendments limit powers to what?
The 9th Amendment to the Constitution limits the powers of the government to constrict the rights of the people. This means that the people have other rights besides what is written in the wording of the Constitution. The 10th Amendment says that the government has rights that are also not written into the Constitution.
How did the state constitutions limit the powers of the government?
They limited the powers of their government by Separation of Powers. This means that power is divided among 3 branches. The 3 branches are Judicial, Executive and Legislative.
How are the powers of the states preserved in the constitution?
The powers of the states are preserved in the constitution, because the tenth amendment protects the citizens powers overall, as they give the people the left over powers that were not specifically given to the federal government, which means those powers officially belong to the citizens of the United States.
What does seperations of powers means?
it means that the idea that power is divided among three branches of government.
What are emurated powers?
powers specifically listed (enumerated). In American governement, it means powers specifically granted to different branches of the Federal government in the Constitution.
Another term for the governments expressed powers is?
Another term that means the same thing as the government's expressed powers is enumerated powers. The list of the government's enumerated powers can be found in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United States.
Can you explain what the tenth amendment means in fifth grade words?
It means that the federal government can't create new powers for itself. New federal government powers, like creating the IRS, must be approved by the states or the people. It is also seen as a guarantee that the individual states have rights, because unless the Constitution says the power is a federal power, it belongs exclusively to the states or the people.
What are the 2 concurrent powers that the national and state government hold?
Concurrent means both the state and federal governments have those powers.
Limited government be found in the constitution?
The term "limited government" may not be found in the Constitution, but the concept of limited government is established in the Constitution by means of the definitions of the powers of the branches of the Government. Each branch has specified responsibilities and powers, and may not exceed those responsibilities and powers under the terms of the Constitution. In other words, the Constitution says what the Government should do, and that's all it can do. That's limited government. The Preamble of the Constitution explicitly gives the power of our government to "We the People". The fifth article gives "We the People" the right to amend the Constitution,ergo the government is not limited except by the will of the majority governed.The term "limited government"is illogical and not implied.
