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Amendment X

Powers Reserved to the States and the People

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"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."
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The Tenth AmendmentPowers not delegated to the federal government, nor prohibited to the states, are reserved to the states or to the people.Read the full definition (opens a new tab) states that powers the Constitution does not give to the federal government, and does not deny to the states, remain with the states or the people. It is central to debates over federal versus state authority.

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