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State governments cannot:

- Print money

- Declare war

- Raise an army or navy

- Establish treaties with foreign powers

- Regulate their own commerce between other states and other countries

- Create post offices and postage

- Create laws that enforce the Constitution

These are all powers that are expressly given to the federal government.
raise an army.

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Among other things

  • The power to regulate interstate and international commerce
  • The ability to declare war
  • Establish a postal service
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In the United States, States, when the US Constitution was ratified made sure that the Federal government would not "over power" the rights of State governments. To insure this they clearly laid out the powers of the Federal government in the Constitution. As an example, all powers not granted to the Federal government were left to each State.

With that said, the States empowered the Federal government to exclusively have the right to make treaties and tariffs. Also to declare war. What the States cannot due is pass laws that are unconstitutional, such as tariffs on imports or to make separate treaties with foreign government.

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State governments cannot:

- Print money

- Declare war

- Raise an army or navy

- Establish treaties with foreign powers

- Regulate their own commerce between other states and other countries

- Create post offices and postage

- Create laws that enforce the Constitution

These are all powers that are expressly given to the federal government.
raise an army.

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10y ago
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states don't have the power of tax goods entering or leaving the state

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raise an army

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the ability to tax food

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