Asked by Billy
Why does the Tenth Amendment use the term: reserved, to describe the powers that belong to the people and the states?
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Answered by
Ms. Sue
Tenth Amendment:
"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."
This means that any power not already covered in the Constitution is saved for the states to decide.
"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."
This means that any power not already covered in the Constitution is saved for the states to decide.