Which powers does the Tenth Amendment grant the federal government?
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Responses
All the powers not explicitly limited by the Constitution
All the powers not explicitly limited by the Constitution
All the powers granted to the states
All the powers granted to the states
Only the powers explicitly granted by the Constitution
Only the powers explicitly granted by the Constitution
Only the powers granted by the states
All the powers not explicitly limited by the Constitution
The Tenth Amendment grants the federal government only the powers explicitly granted by the Constitution.
The Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution grants certain powers to the federal government. To find out which powers it grants, we can refer directly to the text of the amendment. The Tenth Amendment states, "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."
Based on this language, the correct answer is: All the powers not explicitly limited by the Constitution. Essentially, this means that any power not specifically granted to the federal government by the Constitution is reserved for the states or the people. Therefore, the federal government only has the powers explicitly granted to it, while the states have the powers not delegated to the federal government or prohibited to the states by the Constitution.