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The Tenth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States explains that those powers not explicitly detailed in the Constitution are reserved to the states (and the people). Therefore, if the law is not in voilation of precedence or the US Constitution, the federal government cannot prohibit the law. However, the implied powers, or those referenced in the "necessary and proper" clause in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution, permit Congress to impose laws to effectively execute current laws and those principles in the Constitution. Thus, the federal government can deem a law "unconstitutional" or improper and therefore prevent the law from being passed.

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