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Are there any powers that states have which the federal government does not have?

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  • DAR
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    Under the Constitution, most of them.

    According to our elected reps (except Ron Paul and a couple of others) few if any.

    Our elected reps have BECOME the 'enemies domestic' to our Constitution whom they are supposed to defend us from.

  • 1 decade ago

    Amendment 10 - Powers of the States and People. Ratified 12/15/1791. Note

    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.

    http://www.usconstitution.net/const.html#Am10

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