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The tenth amendment gives the state authority that the federal government does not have. This amendment goes into great detail about the amount of power that the federal government has and what the state has control over.
Federalism is the division of sovereignty between at least two levels of government. This is accomplished in the constitution through the 10th Amendment, which leaves any powers not specifically attributed to the federal government to the states.
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There is absolutely no doubt or debatable point on this question except to those that believe the US Constitution is a "living document and not written law". The Tenth Amendment explicitly states the Constitution's principle of federalism by providing that powers not granted to the federal government nor prohibited to the state by the Constitution of the United States are reserved to the states or the people.