Some of the main powers that are expressly given to the legislature include the power to tax, the power to regulate commerce, and the power to declare war. These powers are found in Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.
what powers does a state legislature have?
They have all of those powers that the state constitution does not grant exclusively to the executive or judicial branches of the State's government or its local units and neither the State constitution nor the United States Constitution denies to the legislature.
There are many powers not given to the Federal government in the Constitution. Specifically it states that any power not specifically granted to the government will be reserved for the States (interpreted as for the people).
Are powers given to the Congress that are general
Some powers are expressly given to the federal government under the constitution - apex.
The tenth Amendment states that powers not expressly given to the federal government nor denied to the states are reserved for the people/states.
lists the powers given to national government and the powers denied the states and leaves all other powers to the states
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State government powers are not explicitly spelled out in the Constitution
There are many powers not given to the Federal government in the Constitution. Specifically it states that any power not specifically granted to the government will be reserved for the States (interpreted as for the people).
Are powers given to the Congress that are general
According to the 10th Amendment, all powers are reserved to the state that are not expressly given to the national level of government yet not denied to the states.
Reserved powers are retained by state governments when not explicitly given to Congress. This is the tenet of the Tenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
Yes, check the 10th amendment to the constitution, which grants all powers not given expressly to the federal government to the states, or to the people.
Some powers are expressly given to the federal government under the constitution - apex.
A constitutional republic is such a system. The US Constitution specifies clearly that all powers not specifically given to Federal government are retained by the 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." The Tenth Amendment upholds the fact that all powers not given to the United States government itself belong to the states or the people.
Reserved (^_-)
Reserved (^_-)